Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Hair salons in Polk County, NC
How Polk 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #786 of 2,339 scored counties
#24 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On personal care products and services · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $458K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,533
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $7.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $868 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $458K per salon, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 17 hair salons on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 18.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Polk County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #786 of 2,339 scored counties and #24 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 26.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $458K | $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 | $868 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,758 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 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
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,533+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,976
- Median age
- 53.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $67,758+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,279
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,495
- Daytime population
- 17,071Residents 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 |
| 24Polk County, NC | 58 | 17 | 18.9 | $458K | +6.0% | #786 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Polk 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 spas47
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Polk County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 hair salons in Polk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Polk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.8M a year, or $868 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $458K 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 8,976 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Polk County has 18.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $458K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Polk County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Polk County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 20,533 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,976 households. Median household income in Polk County is $67,758, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Polk County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #786 of 2,339 scored counties.
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