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Salons, barbers and spas in Madison County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #79 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On personal care products and services · $940 a household
Spending per listing
$573K
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,237
+2.7% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #79 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Madison County comes to about $5.2M a year: $940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $573K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

Madison County has 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Madison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.443.547.2
Spending per listing$573K$235K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$940$1,023$1,005
Median household income$84,323$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7949

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
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,237+2.7% since 2020
Households
5,482
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
321 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$84,323+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,810
Median home value
$370,300
Jobs located here
3,244
Daytime population
10,830Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 salons, barbers and spas in Madison 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 Madison County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $573K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,482 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 16.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $573K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Madison County would have about 24, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Madison County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 14,237 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,482 households. The median household income in Madison County is $84,323 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.7% 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. Madison County scores 79 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #79 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Madison County

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