Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Fairfax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Fairfax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #880 of 2,385 scored counties
#50 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,788
- 268 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 761
- +10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $536M
- On personal care products and services · $1,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,788 salons, barbers and spas in Fairfax County. 268 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.2, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,294 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Fairfax County spend about $536M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $300K per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fairfax County was 761 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 544 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 4,603 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Fairfax County.
Population estimates show Fairfax County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Fairfax County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #880 of 2,385 scored counties and #50 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fairfax 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.
| Measure | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.2 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 544 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.5% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,294 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 689 → 761+10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,840
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $141.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,603Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,788268 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,520The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 42
- Amount
- $10.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fairfax County marked.
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 |
| 50Fairfax County, VA | 55 | 1,788 | 43.2 | $300K | +1.7% | #880 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fairfax County
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 spas55
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care45
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 Fairfax County, VA?
There are 1,788 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fairfax County as of September 2026. 268 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 761 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 4,603 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $536M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,788 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $300K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fairfax County has 43.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $300K, 41% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 2,520, against 1,788 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 544 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #880 of 2,385 scored counties.
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