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Barbershops in Montgomery County, NC

How Montgomery County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On personal care products and services · $788 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,403
+2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in Montgomery County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Households in Montgomery County spend about $8.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $788 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 barbershops, that is $4.2M per shop. 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 Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Montgomery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.95.65.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$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+2.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$788$897$1,005
Median household income$57,766$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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,403+2.7% since 2020
Households
10,643
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$57,766+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,269
Median home value
$161,700
Jobs located here
9,159
Daytime population
24,306Residents 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 Montgomery 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
Montgomery County, NCNot scored21.9$4.2M+2.7%

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Montgomery County, NC?

Montgomery County has 2 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.4M a year, or $788 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,643 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 26,403 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,643 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $57,766, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Montgomery County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery County. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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