Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Loudoun County, VA
How Loudoun County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #648 of 2,385 scored counties
#41 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 699
- 117 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 298
- +30.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $199.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $285K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 449,749
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 699 salons, barbers and spas in Loudoun County. 117 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 48.9 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Loudoun County spend about $199.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,394 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. That is about $285K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 298 businesses with payroll in Loudoun County classed as personal care services, up 30.1% from 2019. That is one for every 480 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,237 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Loudoun County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Loudoun County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Loudoun County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #648 of 2,385 scored counties and #41 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.
How Loudoun 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 | Loudoun County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.9 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $285K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 480 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.1% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,394 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $181,765 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 229 → 298+30.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,552
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,237Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 699117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 938The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 449,749+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,032
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 840
- Median household income
- $181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $214,797
- Median home value
- $743,800
- Jobs located here
- 195,681
- Daytime population
- 393,488Residents 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 Loudoun 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 |
| 41Loudoun County, VA | 60 | 699 | 48.9 | $285K | +6.4% | #648 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Loudoun 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 spas60
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care58
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 Loudoun County, VA?
There are 699 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Loudoun County as of September 2026. 117 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 298 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 30.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,237 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Loudoun County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $199.4M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 699 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $285K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudoun County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Loudoun County has 48.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $285K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 938, against 699 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #648 of 2,385 scored counties.
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