Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,386 of 2,385 scored counties
#69 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 41
- 10 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On personal care products and services · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $287K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,586
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Pulaski County comes to about $11.7M a year: $813 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $287K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 41 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 28.4 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pulaski County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,314 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pulaski County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,386 of 2,385 scored counties and #69 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $287K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,314 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $813 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,028 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,586−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,456
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,453
- Median home value
- $191,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,839
- Daytime population
- 34,353Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 69Pulaski County, VA | 46 | 41 | 28.4 | $287K | −0.6% | #1,386 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 spas46
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care55
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 Pulaski County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 salons, barbers and spas in Pulaski County. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.7M a year, or $813 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $287K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pulaski County has 28.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $287K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 55, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,314 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,386 of 2,385 scored counties.
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