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Barbershops in Rockingham County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #892 of 1,356 scored counties
#39 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30.6M
On personal care products and services · $772 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,195
+3.3% 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 Rockingham County comes to about $30.6M a year: $772 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 barbershops, that is $1.9M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 16 barbershops on map listings in Rockingham County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Rockingham County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Rockingham County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Rockingham County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #892 of 1,356 scored counties and #39 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Rockingham 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 Rockingham County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.05.65.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$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+3.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$772$897$1,005
Median household income$57,053$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4242

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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,195+3.3% since 2020
Households
39,606
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$57,053+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,096
Median home value
$168,600
Jobs located here
23,772
Daytime population
75,539Residents 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 Rockingham 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
39Rockingham County, NC42164.0$1.9M+3.3%#892 of 1,356

Other business types in Rockingham County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Rockingham County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in Rockingham County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Rockingham County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.6M a year, or $772 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 39,606 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockingham County has 4.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, in line with 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 Rockingham County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Rockingham County at 94,195 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,606 households. The median household income in Rockingham County is $57,053 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Rockingham County scores 42 for barbershops (lower middle), #892 of 1,356 scored counties.

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