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Barbershops in Martin County, NC

The barbershops in Martin County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.9M
On personal care products and services · $726 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,601
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Martin County comes to about $6.9M a year: $726 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Martin County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Martin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, Martin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Martin 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.

Barbershops in Martin County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.25.65.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,07416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.8%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$726$897$1,005
Median household income$48,578$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,601−1.6% since 2020
Households
9,502
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$48,578+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,879
Median home value
$109,700
Jobs located here
6,663
Daytime population
18,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Martin County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC9351.5$6.9M+11.0%#4 of 1,356
2Brunswick County, NC84131.9$4.8M+26.5%#37 of 1,356
3Orange County, NC78223.8$2.7M+6.1%#96 of 1,356
4Union County, NC77253.0$3.6M+11.7%#102 of 1,356
5Buncombe County, NC74313.0$3M+2.9%#152 of 1,356
6Johnston County, NC72394.6$2M+17.9%#191 of 1,356
7Franklin County, NC68103.5$2.5M+18.8%#282 of 1,356
8Dare County, NC6674.2$2.4M+3.3%#307 of 1,356
9Cabarrus County, NC66364.3$2.3M+9.9%#311 of 1,356
10Pender County, NC66114.3$2.1M+19.0%#317 of 1,356
Martin County, NCNot scored44.2$1.7M−1.6%

Other business types in Martin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Martin County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Martin County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Martin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Martin County, NC spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.9M a year, or $726 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 9,502 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Martin County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Martin County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 9% below 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 Martin County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 21,601 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,502 households. The median household income in Martin County is $48,578 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Martin County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Martin County

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