Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Johnston County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Johnston County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 39
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.9M
- On personal care products and services · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 256,448
- +17.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 barbershops in Johnston County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Johnston County comes to about $79.9M a year: $933 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 9% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Johnston County in 2023. That is one for every 28,530 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Johnston County grew 17.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Johnston County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #191 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnston 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 | Johnston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 28,530 | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $933 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,384 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $192K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Johnston 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 Johnston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 256,448+17.9% since 2020
- Households
- 85,591
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 296
- Median household income
- $83,384+39.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,557
- Median home value
- $305,600
- Jobs located here
- 58,494
- Daytime population
- 179,884Residents 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 |
Other business types in Johnston 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 spas66
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care85
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Johnston County, NC?
Johnston County has 39 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Johnston County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $79.9M a year, or $933 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 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 85,591 households in Johnston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnston County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Johnston County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Johnston County would have about 42, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 28,530 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Johnston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Johnston County at 256,448 people in 2025, up 17.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,591 households. Median household income in Johnston County is $83,384, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.3%, 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. Johnston County scores 72 for barbershops (upper middle), #191 of 1,356 scored counties.
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