Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Burke County, NC
How Burke County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #585 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On personal care products and services · $789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,655
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Burke County spend about $28.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $789 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Burke County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Burke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burke County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Burke County is 54 (upper middle), #585 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Burke 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 | Burke County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $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 | +1.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $789 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,592 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Burke 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 Burke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,655+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 36,306
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $58,592+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,743
- Median home value
- $185,400
- Jobs located here
- 30,031
- Daytime population
- 80,329Residents 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 Burke 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 |
| 25Burke County, NC | 54 | 10 | 2.8 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #585 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Burke 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 spas55
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons36
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Burke County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 barbershops in Burke County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Burke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burke County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $28.7M a year, or $789 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,306 households in Burke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burke County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Burke County has 2.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Burke County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Burke County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Burke County at 88,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,306 households. The median household income in Burke County is $58,592 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Burke County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #585 of 1,356 scored counties.
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