Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Richmond city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Richmond city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,107 of 2,385 scored counties
#91 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 481
- 34 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 167
- +17.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90M
- On personal care products and services · $863 a household
- Spending per listing
- $187K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Richmond city has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,107 of 2,385 scored counties and #91 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Richmond city spend about $90M a year on personal care products and services, or $863 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $187K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Richmond city has 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 46.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Richmond city in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 625 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Richmond city. Population estimates put the population change in Richmond city from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Richmond 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.
| Measure | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.1 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $187K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 625 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.6% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $863 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 142 → 167+17.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 829
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,241Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 423The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents 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 |
| 91Richmond city, VA | 31 | 481 | 46.1 | $187K | +4.6% | #2,107 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Richmond city
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 spas31
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops33
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care39
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 Richmond city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 481 salons, barbers and spas in Richmond city. 34 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. Another 1,241 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $90M a year, or $863 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $187K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Richmond city has 46.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $187K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Richmond city would have about 423, against 481 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 31 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,107 of 2,385 scored counties.
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