Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Pender County, NC
The hair salons in Pender County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #393 of 2,339 scored counties
#16 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On personal care products and services · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $554K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,111
- +19.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $920 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Pender County spend about $23.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $554K per salon, 29% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 42 hair salons on map listings in Pender County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Pender County in 2023. That is one for every 1,686 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 162 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Pender County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Pender County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #393 of 2,339 scored counties and #16 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pender 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 | Pender County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $554K | $344K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,686 | 1,924 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $920 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,396 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Pender 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 Pender County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,111+19.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,291
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,396+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,635
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 14,661
- Daytime population
- 52,912Residents 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 |
| 16Pender County, NC | 67 | 42 | 16.6 | $554K | +19.0% | #393 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Pender 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 spas59
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Pender County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 hair salons in Pender County. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pender County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.3M a year, or $920 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $554K 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 25,291 households in Pender County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pender County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Pender County has 16.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $554K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Pender County would have about 54, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,686 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Pender County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pender County at 72,111 people in 2025, up 19.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,291 households. Median household income in Pender County is $80,396, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Pender County scores 67 for hair salons (upper middle), #393 of 2,339 scored counties.
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