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Hair salons in Robeson County, NC

The hair salons in Robeson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,573 of 2,339 scored counties
#58 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
97
13 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.4M
On personal care products and services · $683 a household
Spending per listing
$304K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 97 hair salons in Robeson County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $683 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Robeson County spend about $29.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $304K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Robeson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 10,784 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 392 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Robeson County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Robeson County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,573 of 2,339 scored counties and #58 of 94 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Robeson 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.

Hair salons in Robeson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRobeson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.526.123.4
Spending per listing$304K$344K$430K
Households per official establishment10,7841,9241,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$683$897$1,005
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$56K
One-person businesses, 2023
392Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9713 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 Robeson 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 Robeson County

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for hair salons, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Robeson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Currituck County, NC891311.0$922K+16.7%#14 of 2,339
2Chatham County, NC894413.3$786K+11.0%#16 of 2,339
3Franklin County, NC82279.5$920K+18.8%#58 of 2,339
4Hoke County, NC77199.9$842K+9.0%#113 of 2,339
5Union County, NC7616619.7$544K+11.7%#146 of 2,339
6Harnett County, NC757715.4$554K+12.3%#160 of 2,339
7Granville County, NC742912.9$676K+2.1%#174 of 2,339
8Madison County, NC7389.6$833K+5.9%#196 of 2,339
9Orange County, NC729716.9$607K+6.1%#240 of 2,339
10Davidson County, NC7211316.2$511K+6.6%#246 of 2,339
58Robeson County, NC429722.5$304K+3.4%#1,573 of 2,339

Other business types in Robeson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Robeson County, NC?

Robeson County has 97 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 392 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Robeson County, NC spend on personal care products and services?

About $29.4M a year, or $683 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $304K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in Robeson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Robeson County, NC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Robeson County has 22.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $304K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Robeson County would have about 68, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,784 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Robeson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Robeson County at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. The median household income in Robeson County is $41,978 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Robeson County scores 42 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,339 scored counties.

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