Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Cherokee County, NC
How Cherokee 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #750 of 1,356 scored counties
#32 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On personal care products and services · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,830
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 barbershops in Cherokee County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cherokee County comes to about $10M a year: $752 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 6% above 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 Cherokee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Cherokee County is 48 (lower middle), #750 of 1,356 scored counties and #32 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | +6.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $752 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,628 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,830+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,241
- Median age
- 53.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $53,628+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,893
- Median home value
- $232,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,860
- Daytime population
- 26,424Residents 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 Cherokee 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 |
| 32Cherokee County, NC | 48 | 5 | 3.8 | $2M | +6.8% | #750 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 spas44
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons32
- Spas and skin care25
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Cherokee County, NC?
Cherokee County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $10M a year, or $752 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,241 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Cherokee County has 3.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Cherokee County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 30,830 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,241 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $53,628, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Cherokee County scores 48 for barbershops (lower middle), #750 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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