Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Barbershops in Wilson County, NC
The barbershops in Wilson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,192 of 1,356 scored counties
#60 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.7M
- On personal care products and services · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,150
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Wilson County is 23 (low), #1,192 of 1,356 scored counties and #60 of 69 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Wilson County spend about $25.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $777 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Wilson County has 21 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Wilson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Wilson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +1.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $777 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,423 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 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
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,150+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,068
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 216
- Median household income
- $56,423+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,415
- Median home value
- $186,000
- Jobs located here
- 36,414
- Daytime population
- 81,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 60Wilson County, NC | 23 | 21 | 6.4 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #1,192 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 spas34
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons32
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Wilson County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 barbershops in Wilson County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Wilson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilson County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $25.7M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 33,068 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, NC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Wilson County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Wilson County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings.
How fast is Wilson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 81,150 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,068 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $56,423 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Wilson County scores 23 for barbershops (low), #1,192 of 1,356 scored counties.
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