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Salons, barbers and spas in York County, VA

How York County, 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,096 of 2,385 scored counties
#60 of 113 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
110
19 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
41
−16.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,095 a household
Spending per listing
$269K
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.8
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,374
+1.6% 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 York County spend about $29.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 110 salons, barbers and spas, that is $269K per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 110 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in York County as of September 2026. 19 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in York County classed as personal care services, down 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 658 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 226 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in York County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, York County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,096 of 2,385 scored counties and #60 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.

How York 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 York County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureYork CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.843.547.2
Spending per listing$269K$235K$213K
Households per official establishment658708804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.3%+13.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,095$1,023$1,005
Median household income$109,956$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 41−16.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
174
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
226Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11019 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
139The 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 York 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 York County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,374+1.6% since 2020
Households
26,968
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
105 sq. mi.
People per square mile
678
Median household income
$109,956+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,038
Median home value
$433,200
Jobs located here
19,993
Daytime population
64,167Residents 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 York 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
60York County, VA5111040.8$269K+1.6%#1,096 of 2,385

Other business types in York County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 110 salons, barbers and spas in York County. 19 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 16.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 226 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $269K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,968 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.

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

York County has 40.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $269K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, York County would have about 139, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 658 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is York County, VA growing?

Population estimates put York County at 71,374 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,968 households. The median household income in York County is $109,956 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. York County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,096 of 2,385 scored counties.

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