Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Duplin County, NC
The hair salons in Duplin County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,125 of 2,339 scored counties
#88 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 62
- 11 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On personal care products and services · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $253K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,571
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Duplin County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,125 of 2,339 scored counties and #88 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 hair salons in Duplin County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 29.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Duplin County comes to about $15.7M a year: $754 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $253K per salon, 41% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Duplin County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Duplin County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Duplin 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 | Duplin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $253K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $754 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 41 |
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
- 134Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Duplin 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 Duplin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,571+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,787
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 815 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $55,148+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,758
- Median home value
- $137,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,158
- Daytime population
- 47,172Residents 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 |
| 88Duplin County, NC | 26 | 62 | 29.8 | $253K | +6.0% | #2,125 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Duplin 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 spas29
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops29
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Duplin County, NC?
Duplin County has 62 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Duplin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 134 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Duplin County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.7M a year, or $754 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $253K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,787 households in Duplin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Duplin County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Duplin County has 29.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $253K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Duplin County would have about 36, against 62 on map listings.
How fast is Duplin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Duplin County at 51,571 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,787 households. The median household income in Duplin County is $55,148 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.1% 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. Duplin County scores 26 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,125 of 2,339 scored counties.
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