Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Prince Edward County, VA
The salons, barbers and spas in Prince Edward County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,159 of 2,385 scored counties
#94 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 36
- 8 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On personal care products and services · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,391
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Prince Edward County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,159 of 2,385 scored counties and #94 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 salons, barbers and spas in Prince Edward County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $795 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Prince Edward County spend about $6.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $169K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Prince Edward County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,092 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince Edward County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince Edward 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 | Prince Edward County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.1 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,092 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $795 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,315 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 368 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,391+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,641
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,641
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,275
- Daytime population
- 21,661Residents 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 |
| 94Prince Edward County, VA | 29 | 36 | 47.1 | $169K | +2.3% | #2,159 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Prince Edward 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 spas29
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops
- Nail salons19
- 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 Prince Edward County, VA?
There are 36 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Prince Edward County as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) 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. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prince Edward County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.1M a year, or $795 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $169K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince Edward County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Prince Edward County has 47.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $169K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 29, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,092 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 29 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,159 of 2,385 scored counties.
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