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Salons, barbers and spas in Martinsville city, VA

The salons, barbers and spas in Martinsville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,318 of 2,385 scored counties
#105 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
72
11 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On personal care products and services · $727 a household
Spending per listing
$58K
73% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
126.1
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,849
+2.8% 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

Martinsville city scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,318 of 2,385 scored counties and #105 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $727 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Martinsville city spend about $4.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $58K per business, 73% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Martinsville city has 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 126.1 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Martinsville city was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 816 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Martinsville city grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martinsville 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Martinsville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMartinsville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households126.143.547.2
Spending per listing$58K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment816708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$727$1,023$1,005
Median household income$46,727$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$277K
One-person businesses, 2023
70Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville city

Population, 2025 estimate
13,849+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,711
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
11 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,247
Median household income
$46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,985
Median home value
$98,400
Jobs located here
8,670
Daytime population
16,559Residents 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 Martinsville city 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
105Martinsville city, VA1972126.1$58K+2.8%#2,318 of 2,385

Other business types in Martinsville city

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Martinsville city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 salons, barbers and spas in Martinsville city. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Martinsville city, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.2M a year, or $727 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $58K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martinsville city has 126.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $58K, 73% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 20, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 816 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 19 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,318 of 2,385 scored counties.

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