Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Cabarrus County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Cabarrus County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,489 of 2,385 scored counties
#45 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 446
- 50 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 108
- +42.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.4M
- On personal care products and services · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $187K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.9
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,725
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cabarrus County comes to about $83.4M a year: $990 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 446 salons, barbers and spas, that is $187K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 446 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cabarrus County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 52.9 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 108 businesses with payroll in Cabarrus County classed as personal care services, up 42.1% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,211 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $521K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Cabarrus County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cabarrus County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cabarrus County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,489 of 2,385 scored counties and #45 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cabarrus 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Cabarrus County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.9 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $187K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 780 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.1% | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $990 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 108+42.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 513
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,211Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44650 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 392The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $521K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,725+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 84,246
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 654
- Median household income
- $89,005+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,945
- Median home value
- $354,800
- Jobs located here
- 88,944
- Daytime population
- 211,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Cabarrus County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 90 | 78 | 23.6 | $443K | +11.0% | #11 of 2,385 |
| 2Camden County, NC | 89 | 5 | 12.5 | $763K | +8.8% | #13 of 2,385 |
| 3Currituck County, NC | 86 | 28 | 23.6 | $428K | +16.7% | #29 of 2,385 |
| 4Franklin County, NC | 79 | 58 | 20.3 | $428K | +18.8% | #85 of 2,385 |
| 5Madison County, NC | 74 | 12 | 14.4 | $556K | +5.9% | #178 of 2,385 |
| 6Hoke County, NC | 74 | 50 | 26.0 | $320K | +9.0% | #192 of 2,385 |
| 7Harnett County, NC | 74 | 143 | 28.7 | $299K | +12.3% | #194 of 2,385 |
| 8Davie County, NC | 74 | 57 | 33.0 | $277K | +6.9% | #197 of 2,385 |
| 9Perquimans County, NC | 71 | 10 | 17.8 | $469K | +3.6% | #244 of 2,385 |
| 10Yancey County, NC | 69 | 13 | 16.0 | $507K | +3.2% | #300 of 2,385 |
| 45Cabarrus County, NC | 45 | 446 | 52.9 | $187K | +9.9% | #1,489 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cabarrus 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 salons49
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Cabarrus County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 446 salons, barbers and spas in Cabarrus County. 50 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 42.1% from 2019. Another 1,211 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cabarrus County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $83.4M a year, or $990 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 446 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $187K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,246 households in Cabarrus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabarrus County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cabarrus County has 52.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $187K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cabarrus County would have about 392, against 446 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabarrus County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cabarrus County at 249,725 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,246 households. The median household income in Cabarrus County is $89,005 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Cabarrus County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,385 scored counties.
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