Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Bristol city, VA
The salons, barbers and spas in Bristol city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,380 of 2,385 scored counties
#113 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 66
- 19 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $81K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 91.3
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol city scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,380 of 2,385 scored counties and #113 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $743 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Bristol city spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 66 salons, barbers and spas, that is $81K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 66 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Bristol city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 91.3 per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Bristol city classed as personal care services. That is one for every 723 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $51K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Bristol city. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 91.3 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $81K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 723 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $587K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $51K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Bristol city, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 97 | 10 | 9.7 | $1.2M | +17.4% | #1 of 2,385 |
| 2Caroline County, VA | 90 | 21 | 17.5 | $547K | +11.3% | #10 of 2,385 |
| 3Fluvanna County, VA | 89 | 14 | 13.6 | $742K | +6.2% | #14 of 2,385 |
| 4Rockingham County, VA | 86 | 46 | 14.1 | $653K | +6.6% | #26 of 2,385 |
| 5Louisa County, VA | 85 | 27 | 17.4 | $552K | +13.6% | #31 of 2,385 |
| 6Clarke County, VA | 85 | 14 | 23.8 | $458K | +5.4% | #35 of 2,385 |
| 7New Kent County, VA | 85 | 24 | 25.9 | $430K | +21.2% | #37 of 2,385 |
| 8King George County, VA | 80 | 23 | 22.7 | $486K | +10.5% | #63 of 2,385 |
| 9Northumberland County, VA | 79 | 5 | 8.9 | $969K | +6.1% | #73 of 2,385 |
| 10Madison County, VA | 79 | 9 | 16.4 | $573K | +2.7% | #79 of 2,385 |
| 113Bristol city, VA | 7 | 66 | 91.3 | $81K | −5.2% | #2,380 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Bristol city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas7
- Hair salons5
- Barbershops
- Nail salons2
- Spas and skin care3
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Bristol city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 salons, barbers and spas in Bristol city. 19 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $81K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Bristol city has 91.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $81K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Bristol city would have about 25, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 723 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Bristol city scores 7 for salons, barbers and spas (very low), #2,380 of 2,385 scored counties.
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