Beauty and personal care · Metro area · North Carolina
Hair salons in the Burlington, NC metro area
The hair salons in the Burlington, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #263 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 191
- 29 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.6M
- On personal care products and services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $307K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 186,177
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Burlington metro area comes to about $58.6M a year: $836 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $307K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 191 hair salons on map listings in the Burlington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.3, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Burlington metro area was 23 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,046 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 549 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Burlington metro area grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Burlington metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #263 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Burlington metro 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 hair salons 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 | Burlington metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $307K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,046 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,651 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 549Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The 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 beauty salons in the Burlington metro 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 Burlington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 186,177+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 70,062
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $65,651+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,032
- Median home value
- $241,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,257
- Daytime population
- 166,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for hair salons, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Burlington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 69 | 514 | 20.7 | $475K | +7.5% | #40 of 387 |
| 2Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 55 | 96 | 21.8 | $434K | +10.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 3Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 51 | 307 | 20.5 | $397K | +3.2% | #175 of 387 |
| 4Raleigh-Cary, NC | 48 | 1,679 | 29.2 | $360K | +12.6% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Wilmington, NC | 45 | 494 | 24.8 | $368K | +15.9% | #241 of 387 |
| 6Winston-Salem, NC | 44 | 678 | 24.1 | $352K | +5.3% | #249 of 387 |
| 7Jacksonville, NC | 44 | 188 | 25.0 | $335K | +6.0% | #253 of 387 |
| 8Burlington, NC | 43 | 191 | 27.3 | $307K | +8.5% | #263 of 387 |
| 9Rocky Mount, NC | 42 | 138 | 23.6 | $338K | +2.8% | #271 of 387 |
| 10Asheville, NC | 39 | 366 | 22.7 | $392K | +3.6% | #304 of 387 |
Other business types in the Burlington metro 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 spas49
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Burlington, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 191 hair salons in the Burlington metro area. 29 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 549 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Burlington, NC metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $58.6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 191 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $307K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,062 households in the Burlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Burlington, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Burlington metro area has 27.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $307K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Burlington metro area would have about 136, against 191 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,046 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Burlington, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Burlington metro area at 186,177 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,062 households. Median household income in the Burlington metro area is $65,651, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. The Burlington metro area scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #263 of 387 scored metro areas.
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