Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Moore County, NC
How Moore County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #836 of 2,339 scored counties
#25 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 96
- 17 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On personal care products and services · $946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $434K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,619
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $946 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Moore County spend about $41.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 96 hair salons, that is $434K 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.
Moore County has 96 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Moore County in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 255 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $132K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Moore County.
Population estimates show Moore County grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Moore County is 57 (upper middle), #836 of 2,339 scored counties and #25 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Moore 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 | Moore County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $434K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.2% | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $946 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,080 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 27−18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 255Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $132K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Moore 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 Moore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,619+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,013
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,924
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,923
- Daytime population
- 109,477Residents 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 |
| 25Moore County, NC | 57 | 96 | 21.8 | $434K | +10.3% | #836 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Moore 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 spas49
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Moore County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 hair salons in Moore County. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 255 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Moore County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.6M a year, or $946 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $434K 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 44,013 households in Moore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moore County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Moore County has 21.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $434K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Moore County would have about 97, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Moore County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Moore County at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in Moore County is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Moore County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #836 of 2,339 scored counties.
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