Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Franklin County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Franklin County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #85 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 58
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On personal care products and services · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $428K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,037
- +18.8% since 2020
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What this means
Franklin County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #85 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Households in Franklin County spend about $24.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $871 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $428K of household spending for each business on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 58 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.3, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Franklin County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,038 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Franklin County grew 18.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $428K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,038 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $871 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,240 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $997K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 280Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 588 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The 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 personal care services in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,037+18.8% since 2020
- Households
- 28,529
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $74,240+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,255
- Median home value
- $284,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,513
- Daytime population
- 52,063Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 spas79
- Hair salons82
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care83
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 Franklin County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 salons, barbers and spas in Franklin County. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 280 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.9M a year, or $871 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $428K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,529 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Franklin County has 20.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $428K, twice the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Franklin County would have about 117, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,038 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 82,037 people in 2025, up 18.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,529 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $74,240 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Franklin County scores 79 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #85 of 2,385 scored counties.
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