Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Frederick County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Frederick County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #104 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 78
- 25 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $468K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,955
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Frederick County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #104 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
At $1,033 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Frederick County spend about $36.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 78 salons, barbers and spas, that is $468K per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 78 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Frederick County as of September 2026. 25 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as personal care services, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,141 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $100K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Frederick County. Population estimates show Frederick County grew 8.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $468K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,141 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.0% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,033 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $97,606 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 31+24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 272Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7825 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,955+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 35,385
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 230
- Median household income
- $97,606+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,937
- Median home value
- $386,000
- Jobs located here
- 32,890
- Daytime population
- 83,916Residents 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 Frederick 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 |
| 12Frederick County, VA | 78 | 78 | 22.0 | $468K | +8.8% | #104 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Frederick 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 spas78
- Hair salons84
- Barbershops86
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care89
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 Frederick County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 salons, barbers and spas in Frederick County. 25 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. Official counts list 272 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Frederick County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $468K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,385 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Frederick County has 22.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $468K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Frederick County would have about 172, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,141 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 99,955 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,385 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $97,606 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Frederick County scores 78 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #104 of 2,385 scored counties.
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