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Salons, barbers and spas in Shenandoah County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Shenandoah County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #829 of 2,385 scored counties
#47 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
52
6 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.4M
On personal care products and services · $855 a household
Spending per listing
$295K
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,839
+3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Shenandoah County spend about $15.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $855 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 salons, barbers and spas, that is $295K per business, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Shenandoah County has 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 29.0 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Shenandoah County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,197 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shenandoah County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shenandoah County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #829 of 2,385 scored counties and #47 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.

How Shenandoah 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Shenandoah County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureShenandoah CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.043.547.2
Spending per listing$295K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment1,197708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$855$1,023$1,005
Median household income$67,191$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 15
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$612K
One-person businesses, 2023
111Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
526 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
72The 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,839+3.6% since 2020
Households
17,962
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$67,191+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,485
Median home value
$294,900
Jobs located here
13,347
Daytime population
38,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Shenandoah County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA97109.7$1.2M+17.4%#1 of 2,385
2Caroline County, VA902117.5$547K+11.3%#10 of 2,385
3Fluvanna County, VA891413.6$742K+6.2%#14 of 2,385
4Rockingham County, VA864614.1$653K+6.6%#26 of 2,385
5Louisa County, VA852717.4$552K+13.6%#31 of 2,385
6Clarke County, VA851423.8$458K+5.4%#35 of 2,385
7New Kent County, VA852425.9$430K+21.2%#37 of 2,385
8King George County, VA802322.7$486K+10.5%#63 of 2,385
9Northumberland County, VA7958.9$969K+6.1%#73 of 2,385
10Madison County, VA79916.4$573K+2.7%#79 of 2,385
47Shenandoah County, VA565229.0$295K+3.6%#829 of 2,385

Other business types in Shenandoah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Shenandoah County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 salons, barbers and spas in Shenandoah County. 6 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Shenandoah County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.4M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $295K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,962 households in Shenandoah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shenandoah County, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Shenandoah County has 29.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $295K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Shenandoah County would have about 72, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,197 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Shenandoah County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Shenandoah County at 45,839 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,962 households. The median household income in Shenandoah County is $67,191 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Shenandoah County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #829 of 2,385 scored counties.

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