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Salons, barbers and spas in Pittsylvania County, VA
How Pittsylvania 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #400 of 2,385 scored counties
#29 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On personal care products and services · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $633K
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 salons, barbers and spas in Pittsylvania County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 75% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Pittsylvania County spend about $19M a year on personal care products and services, or $759 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 salons, barbers and spas, that is $633K per business, 3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pittsylvania County in 2023. That is one for every 5,004 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 246 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $753K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Pittsylvania County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pittsylvania County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Pittsylvania County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #400 of 2,385 scored counties and #29 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $633K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,004 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $759 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $259K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 246Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $753K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 Pittsylvania 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 |
| 29Pittsylvania County, VA | 66 | 30 | 12.0 | $633K | −1.5% | #400 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania 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 spas66
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care53
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 Pittsylvania County, VA?
There are 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pittsylvania County as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 246 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pittsylvania County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $19M a year, or $759 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $633K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pittsylvania County has 12.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $633K, 3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 89, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,004 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #400 of 2,385 scored counties.
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