Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Falls Church city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Falls Church city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,050 of 2,385 scored counties
#88 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 82
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −18.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,291 a household
- Spending per listing
- $99K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 130.7
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Falls Church city is 33 (lower middle), #2,050 of 2,385 scored counties and #88 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Falls Church city spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,291 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $99K per business, 54% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Falls Church city has 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 130.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Falls Church city was 40 in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 157 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Falls Church city grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 130.7 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $99K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 157 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.4% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,291 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 40−18.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents 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 Falls Church city 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 |
| 88Falls Church city, VA | 33 | 82 | 130.7 | $99K | +3.3% | #2,050 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Falls Church 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 spas33
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care33
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 Falls Church city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 salons, barbers and spas in Falls Church city. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,291 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $99K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Falls Church city has 130.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $99K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 38, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 157 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 33 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,050 of 2,385 scored counties.
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