Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Brunswick County, NC
The barbershops in Brunswick County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $62.2M
- On personal care products and services · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 174,702
- +26.5% since 2020
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What this means
Brunswick County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #37 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 barbershops in Brunswick County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Brunswick County comes to about $62.2M a year: $899 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Brunswick County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Brunswick County from 2020 to 2025 at +26.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brunswick County compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Brunswick County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +26.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $899 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,024 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 barber shops in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 174,702+26.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,124
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $77,024+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,289
- Median home value
- $349,800
- Jobs located here
- 38,079
- Daytime population
- 135,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Brunswick County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 93 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.9M | +11.0% | #4 of 1,356 |
| 2Brunswick County, NC | 84 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +26.5% | #37 of 1,356 |
| 3Orange County, NC | 78 | 22 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.1% | #96 of 1,356 |
| 4Union County, NC | 77 | 25 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.7% | #102 of 1,356 |
| 5Buncombe County, NC | 74 | 31 | 3.0 | $3M | +2.9% | #152 of 1,356 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 72 | 39 | 4.6 | $2M | +17.9% | #191 of 1,356 |
| 7Franklin County, NC | 68 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +18.8% | #282 of 1,356 |
| 8Dare County, NC | 66 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #307 of 1,356 |
| 9Cabarrus County, NC | 66 | 36 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +9.9% | #311 of 1,356 |
| 10Pender County, NC | 66 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.1M | +19.0% | #317 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Brunswick County
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 salons70
- Barbershops84
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care66
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Brunswick County, NC?
There are 13 barbershops on map listings in Brunswick County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Brunswick County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brunswick County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $62.2M a year, or $899 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,124 households in Brunswick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brunswick County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Brunswick County has 1.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Brunswick County would have about 33, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Brunswick County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Brunswick County at 174,702 people in 2025, up 26.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,124 households. Median household income in Brunswick County is $77,024, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Brunswick County scores 84 for barbershops (high), #37 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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