Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Nelson County, VA
How Nelson 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #176 of 2,385 scored counties
#16 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On personal care products and services · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 83% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,920
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Nelson County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #176 of 2,385 scored counties and #16 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 salons, barbers and spas in Nelson County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 83% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Nelson County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $923 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 5.5 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Nelson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Nelson County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $923 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,589 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 49 |
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
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,920+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,364
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,122
- Median home value
- $321,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,841
- Daytime population
- 12,142Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Nelson County, VA | 74 | 5 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #176 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Nelson 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 spas74
- Hair salons
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Nelson County, VA?
There are 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nelson County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.9M a year, or $923 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Nelson County has 7.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $1.2M, 5.5 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Nelson County would have about 28, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #176 of 2,385 scored counties.
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