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Salons, barbers and spas in Brunswick County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Brunswick County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #725 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On personal care products and services · $764 a household
Spending per listing
$706K
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,727
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Brunswick County comes to about $4.9M a year: $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 salons, barbers and spas, that is $706K per business, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Brunswick County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Brunswick County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Brunswick County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brunswick County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Brunswick County is 58 (upper middle), #725 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.

How Brunswick County 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Brunswick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBrunswick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.843.547.2
Spending per listing$706K$235K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$764$1,023$1,005
Median household income$53,084$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$18K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Brunswick County, 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 Brunswick County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,727−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,477
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$53,084+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,947
Median home value
$142,700
Jobs located here
3,445
Daytime population
12,285Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Brunswick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA97109.7$1.2M+17.4%#1 of 2,385
2Caroline County, VA902117.5$547K+11.3%#10 of 2,385
3Fluvanna County, VA891413.6$742K+6.2%#14 of 2,385
4Rockingham County, VA864614.1$653K+6.6%#26 of 2,385
5Louisa County, VA852717.4$552K+13.6%#31 of 2,385
6Clarke County, VA851423.8$458K+5.4%#35 of 2,385
7New Kent County, VA852425.9$430K+21.2%#37 of 2,385
8King George County, VA802322.7$486K+10.5%#63 of 2,385
9Northumberland County, VA7958.9$969K+6.1%#73 of 2,385
10Madison County, VA79916.4$573K+2.7%#79 of 2,385
43Brunswick County, VA58710.8$706K−0.6%#725 of 2,385

Other business types in Brunswick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Brunswick County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 salons, barbers and spas in Brunswick County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Brunswick County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Brunswick County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.9M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $706K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,477 households in Brunswick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brunswick County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Brunswick County has 10.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $706K, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brunswick County would have about 23, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Brunswick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Brunswick County at 15,727 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,477 households. The median household income in Brunswick County is $53,084 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Brunswick County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #725 of 2,385 scored counties.

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