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Barbershops in Pamlico County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Pamlico County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On personal care products and services · $797 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,758
+3.7% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Pamlico County comes to about $4.3M a year: $797 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Pamlico County has 2 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Pamlico County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Pamlico County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 barbershops on map listings, Pamlico County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pamlico 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 Pamlico County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePamlico CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.65.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$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+3.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$797$897$1,005
Median household income$59,717$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pamlico 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 Pamlico County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,758+3.7% since 2020
Households
5,456
Median age
52.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
337 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$59,717+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,618
Median home value
$216,800
Jobs located here
3,289
Daytime population
11,007Residents 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 Pamlico 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
Pamlico County, NCNot scored23.7$2.2M+3.7%

Other business types in Pamlico County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Pamlico County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 barbershops in Pamlico County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Pamlico County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.3M a year, or $797 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 5,456 households in Pamlico County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pamlico County has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Pamlico County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Pamlico County at 12,758 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,456 households. The median household income in Pamlico County is $59,717 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Pamlico 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?

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