Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Granville County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Granville County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #978 of 1,356 scored counties
#45 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On personal care products and services · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,421
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 barbershops in Granville County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Granville County spend about $19.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $873 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 20% below 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 Granville County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Granville County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Granville County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #978 of 1,356 scored counties and #45 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Granville 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 | Granville County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | +2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $873 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,111 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 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
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Granville 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 Granville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,421+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 22,474
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $71,111+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,105
- Median home value
- $247,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,226
- Daytime population
- 51,645Residents 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 Granville 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 |
| 45Granville County, NC | 37 | 13 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #978 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Granville 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 spas68
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care69
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Granville County, NC?
There are 13 barbershops on map listings in Granville County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Granville County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Granville County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.6M a year, or $873 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,474 households in Granville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Granville County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Granville County has 5.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Granville County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Granville County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Granville County at 61,421 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,474 households. Median household income in Granville County is $71,111, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Granville County scores 37 for barbershops (lower middle), #978 of 1,356 scored counties.
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