Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Dare County, NC
The hair salons in Dare County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,190 of 2,339 scored counties
#35 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On personal care products and services · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $428K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,245
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $992 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Dare County spend about $16.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 39 hair salons, that is $428K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Dare County has 39 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dare County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,403 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Dare County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Dare County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,190 of 2,339 scored counties and #35 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Dare 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 | Dare County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $428K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,403 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $992 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,994 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Dare 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 Dare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,245+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,836
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 383 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $88,994+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,955
- Median home value
- $460,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,198
- Daytime population
- 38,549Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 35Dare County, NC | 50 | 39 | 23.2 | $428K | +3.3% | #1,190 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Dare 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 salons50
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Dare County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 hair salons in Dare County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dare County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.7M a year, or $992 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $428K 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 16,836 households in Dare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dare County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Dare County has 23.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $428K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,403 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Dare County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Dare County at 38,245 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,836 households. Median household income in Dare County is $88,994, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.9%, 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. Dare County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,190 of 2,339 scored counties.
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