Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Barbershops in the Sanford, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Sanford, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 377 scored small-town markets
#12 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On personal care products and services · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $940K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,258
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 barbershops in the Sanford area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in the Sanford area spend about $20.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $822 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 barbershops, that is $940K per shop, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. 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 the Sanford area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sanford area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Sanford area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #262 of 377 scored small-town markets and #12 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Sanford area 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 | Sanford area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $940K | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,074 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.8% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $822 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,387 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
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
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Sanford area, 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 the Sanford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,258+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,145
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 258
- Median household income
- $65,387+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,746
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,081
- Daytime population
- 64,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Sanford area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kill Devil Hills, NC | 75 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +3.3% | #45 of 377 |
| 2Morehead City, NC | 68 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #80 of 377 |
| 3Waynesville, NC | 67 | 7 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +1.9% | #85 of 377 |
| 4Anderson Creek, NC | 66 | 20 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +12.3% | #97 of 377 |
| 5Forest City, NC | 49 | 9 | 3.4 | $2.2M | +2.1% | #206 of 377 |
| 6North Wilkesboro, NC | 47 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +0.6% | #215 of 377 |
| 7Marion, NC | 46 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #219 of 377 |
| 8Mount Airy, NC | 45 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #225 of 377 |
| 9Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 45 | 18 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #226 of 377 |
| 10Albemarle, NC | 44 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +9.8% | #231 of 377 |
| 12Sanford, NC | 39 | 22 | 8.7 | $940K | +10.8% | #262 of 377 |
Other business types in the Sanford area
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 spas42
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Sanford, NC area?
There are 22 barbershops on map listings in the Sanford area as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Sanford area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sanford, NC area spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.7M a year, or $822 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $940K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,145 households in the Sanford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sanford, NC area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Sanford area has 8.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $940K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Sanford area would have about 11, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is the Sanford, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Sanford area at 70,258 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,145 households. Median household income in the Sanford area is $65,387, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sanford area scores 39 for barbershops (lower middle), #262 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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