Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Suffolk city, VA
How Suffolk city, 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #464 of 2,385 scored counties
#32 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 120
- 29 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On personal care products and services · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $312K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.7
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,699
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 salons, barbers and spas in Suffolk city. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 24%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 31.7 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $988 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Suffolk city spend about $37.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $312K per business, 47% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Suffolk city in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 539 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Suffolk city.
Population estimates show Suffolk city grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Suffolk city is 65 (upper middle), #464 of 2,385 scored counties and #32 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.7 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $312K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $988 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,666 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 46+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 539Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 176The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Suffolk 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 Suffolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,699+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,908
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 248
- Median household income
- $92,666+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,720
- Median home value
- $347,400
- Jobs located here
- 32,634
- Daytime population
- 88,435Residents 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 Suffolk city 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 |
| 32Suffolk city, VA | 65 | 120 | 31.7 | $312K | +10.4% | #464 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 spas65
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons41
- Spas and skin care80
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 Suffolk city, VA?
Suffolk city has 120 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 539 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.5M a year, or $988 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $312K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,908 households in Suffolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Suffolk city has 31.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $312K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Suffolk city would have about 176, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk city at 104,699 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,908 households. Median household income in Suffolk city is $92,666, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Suffolk city scores 65 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #464 of 2,385 scored counties.
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