Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Lee County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Lee County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,144 of 2,339 scored counties
#32 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 67
- 13 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On personal care products and services · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $309K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,258
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lee County spend about $20.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $822 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 hair salons, that is $309K per salon, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 67 hair salons on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 4,191 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 147 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $21K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,144 of 2,339 scored counties and #32 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $309K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,191 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $822 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,387 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 147Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $21K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,258+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,145
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 258
- Median household income
- $65,387+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,746
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,081
- Daytime population
- 64,849Residents 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 |
| 32Lee County, NC | 51 | 67 | 26.6 | $309K | +10.8% | #1,144 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Lee 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 spas45
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Lee County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 hair salons in Lee County. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 147 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.7M a year, or $822 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $309K 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 25,145 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Lee County has 26.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $309K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lee County would have about 48, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,191 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 70,258 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,145 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,387, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Lee County scores 51 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,144 of 2,339 scored counties.
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