Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Forsyth County, NC
The barbershops in Forsyth County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #504 of 1,356 scored counties
#19 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 86
- 8 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.7M
- On personal care products and services · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,718
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Forsyth County comes to about $137.7M a year: $861 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 86 barbershops on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 53,308 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 176 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Forsyth County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Forsyth County is 58 (upper middle), #504 of 1,356 scored counties and #19 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 53,308 | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $861 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,165 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $336K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 176Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 868 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,718+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 159,925
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 956
- Median household income
- $67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,082
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 197,283
- Daytime population
- 420,468Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 19Forsyth County, NC | 58 | 86 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #504 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 spas35
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Forsyth County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 86 barbershops in Forsyth County. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 176 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $137.7M a year, or $861 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Forsyth County has 5.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 73, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 53,308 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #504 of 1,356 scored counties.
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