Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Nash County, NC
How Nash 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,404 of 2,339 scored counties
#47 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 100
- 13 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On personal care products and services · $824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $320K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,365
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Nash County comes to about $32M a year: $824 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $320K per salon, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 100 hair salons on map listings in Nash County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Nash County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,880 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 344 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $22K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Nash County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nash County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Nash County is 46 (lower middle), #1,404 of 2,339 scored counties and #47 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Nash 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 | Nash County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $320K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,880 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $824 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,426 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $730K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 344Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $22K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Nash 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 Nash County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,365+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 38,797
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 540 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $62,426+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,429
- Median home value
- $191,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,276
- Daytime population
- 96,653Residents 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 |
| 47Nash County, NC | 46 | 100 | 25.8 | $320K | +3.9% | #1,404 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Nash 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 salons46
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Nash County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 hair salons in Nash County. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 344 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nash County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $32M a year, or $824 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $320K 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 38,797 households in Nash County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nash County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Nash County has 25.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $320K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Nash County would have about 74, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,880 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Nash County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Nash County at 99,365 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,797 households. Median household income in Nash County is $62,426, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Nash County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,404 of 2,339 scored counties.
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