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Barbershops in Stokes County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #563 of 1,356 scored counties
#22 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On personal care products and services · $783 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,126
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 barbershops in Stokes County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Stokes County spend about $15.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $783 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 35% above 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 Stokes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Stokes County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Stokes County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #563 of 1,356 scored counties and #22 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Stokes 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 Stokes County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureStokes CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.15.65.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$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+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$783$897$1,005
Median household income$62,969$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5542

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
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,126+3.5% since 2020
Households
19,546
Median age
47.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,672
Median home value
$196,700
Jobs located here
7,846
Daytime population
32,092Residents 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 Stokes 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
22Stokes County, NC5563.1$2.6M+3.5%#563 of 1,356

Other business types in Stokes County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Stokes County, NC?

There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Stokes County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Stokes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.3M a year, or $783 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stokes County has 3.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Stokes County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes County scores 55 for barbershops (upper middle), #563 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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