Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Onslow County, NC
How Onslow County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,010 of 1,356 scored counties
#48 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 77
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63M
- On personal care products and services · $837 a household
- Spending per listing
- $818K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,175
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Onslow County spend about $63M a year on personal care products and services, or $837 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $818K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Onslow County has 77 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 92% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Onslow County in 2023. That is one for every 15,053 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 119 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Onslow County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Onslow County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,010 of 1,356 scored counties and #48 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Onslow 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 | Onslow County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $818K | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,053 | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $837 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 774 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Onslow 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 Onslow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,175+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 75,265
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 762 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,766
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,126
- Daytime population
- 192,000Residents 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 Onslow 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 |
| 48Onslow County, NC | 36 | 77 | 10.2 | $818K | +6.0% | #1,010 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Onslow 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 spas36
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Onslow County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 barbershops in Onslow County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Onslow County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $63M a year, or $837 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $818K 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 75,265 households in Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onslow County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Onslow County has 10.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $818K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Onslow County would have about 33, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,053 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Onslow County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Onslow County at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in Onslow County is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Onslow County scores 36 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,010 of 1,356 scored counties.
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