Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Gates County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Gates County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #959 of 2,385 scored counties
#29 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.3M
- On personal care products and services · $783 a household
- Spending per listing
- $469K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,234
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 salons, barbers and spas in Gates County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Gates County spend about $3.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $783 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $469K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Gates County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gates County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Gates County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #959 of 2,385 scored counties and #29 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Gates 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $469K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $783 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,333 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 40 |
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
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Gates 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 Gates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,234−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,192
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,387
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,439
- Daytime population
- 7,594Residents 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 |
| 29Gates County, NC | 53 | 7 | 16.7 | $469K | −2.1% | #959 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Gates 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 spas53
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Gates County, NC?
There are 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Gates County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Gates County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gates County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.3M a year, or $783 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $469K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gates County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gates County has 16.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $469K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gates County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Gates County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #959 of 2,385 scored counties.
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