Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Cleveland County, NC
The hair salons in Cleveland County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,618 of 2,339 scored counties
#59 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 98
- 17 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On personal care products and services · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $312K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,325
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 hair salons in Cleveland County. 17 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Cleveland County spend about $30.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $788 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 98 hair salons, that is $312K per salon, 27% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Cleveland County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,238 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 350 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $264K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cleveland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cleveland County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Cleveland County is 41 (lower middle), #1,618 of 2,339 scored counties and #59 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cleveland 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 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 | Cleveland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $312K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,238 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $788 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,534 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $848K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 350Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $264K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,325+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 38,850
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $58,534+38.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,018
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 34,727
- Daytime population
- 92,263Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for hair salons, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cleveland County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Currituck County, NC | 89 | 13 | 11.0 | $922K | +16.7% | #14 of 2,339 |
| 2Chatham County, NC | 89 | 44 | 13.3 | $786K | +11.0% | #16 of 2,339 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 82 | 27 | 9.5 | $920K | +18.8% | #58 of 2,339 |
| 4Hoke County, NC | 77 | 19 | 9.9 | $842K | +9.0% | #113 of 2,339 |
| 5Union County, NC | 76 | 166 | 19.7 | $544K | +11.7% | #146 of 2,339 |
| 6Harnett County, NC | 75 | 77 | 15.4 | $554K | +12.3% | #160 of 2,339 |
| 7Granville County, NC | 74 | 29 | 12.9 | $676K | +2.1% | #174 of 2,339 |
| 8Madison County, NC | 73 | 8 | 9.6 | $833K | +5.9% | #196 of 2,339 |
| 9Orange County, NC | 72 | 97 | 16.9 | $607K | +6.1% | #240 of 2,339 |
| 10Davidson County, NC | 72 | 113 | 16.2 | $511K | +6.6% | #246 of 2,339 |
| 59Cleveland County, NC | 41 | 98 | 25.2 | $312K | +3.4% | #1,618 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Cleveland 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 spas43
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons32
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Cleveland County, NC?
There are 98 hair salons on map listings in Cleveland County as of September 2026. 17 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 350 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cleveland County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.6M a year, or $788 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $312K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,850 households in Cleveland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cleveland County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Cleveland County has 25.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $312K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cleveland County would have about 71, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,238 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Cleveland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cleveland County at 103,325 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,850 households. The median household income in Cleveland County is $58,534 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.6% 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. Cleveland County scores 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,618 of 2,339 scored counties.
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