Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Virginia Beach city, VA
The salons, barbers and spas in Virginia Beach city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,247 of 2,385 scored counties
#99 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,156
- 162 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 376
- −0.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
- Spending per listing
- $157K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.3
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Virginia Beach city has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,247 of 2,385 scored counties and #99 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Virginia Beach city spend about $180.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,006 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 1,156 salons, barbers and spas, that is $157K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 1,156 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 64.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Virginia Beach city was 376 in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Virginia Beach city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Virginia Beach city declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Virginia Beach 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.3 | 43.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $235K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 478 | 708 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.3% | +13.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,006 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 377 → 376−0.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,705
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,156Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,156162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 851The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 Virginia Beach 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 |
| 99Virginia Beach city, VA | 24 | 1,156 | 64.3 | $157K | −1.3% | #2,247 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach 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 spas24
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons27
- Spas and skin care24
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 Virginia Beach city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,156 salons, barbers and spas in Virginia Beach city. 162 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 376 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. Another 2,156 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $180.9M a year, or $1,006 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,156 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $157K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Virginia Beach city has 64.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $157K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 851, against 1,156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,247 of 2,385 scored counties.
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