Beauty and personal care · Metro area · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in the Goldsboro, NC metro area
How the Goldsboro, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 239
- 31 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +65.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38M
- On personal care products and services · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $159K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.3
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,278
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Goldsboro metro area is 38 (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 239 salons, barbers and spas in the Goldsboro metro area. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 50.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Goldsboro metro area spend about $38M a year on personal care products and services, or $799 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $159K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Goldsboro metro area was 33 in 2023, up 65.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,440 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Goldsboro metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Goldsboro metro area 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 | Goldsboro metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.3 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $159K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,440 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +65.0% | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $799 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,733 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+65.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 662Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23931 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 178The 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 the Goldsboro metro area, 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 the Goldsboro metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,278+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 47,507
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 214
- Median household income
- $59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,980
- Median home value
- $178,700
- Jobs located here
- 40,987
- Daytime population
- 111,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Goldsboro metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 72 | 981 | 39.5 | $249K | +7.5% | #18 of 387 |
| 2Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 54 | 213 | 48.4 | $195K | +10.3% | #154 of 387 |
| 3Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 51 | 578 | 38.6 | $211K | +3.2% | #187 of 387 |
| 4Winston-Salem, NC | 51 | 1,232 | 43.8 | $194K | +5.3% | #189 of 387 |
| 5Raleigh-Cary, NC | 49 | 3,292 | 57.3 | $184K | +12.6% | #211 of 387 |
| 6Burlington, NC | 49 | 345 | 49.2 | $170K | +8.5% | #212 of 387 |
| 7Rocky Mount, NC | 46 | 256 | 43.8 | $182K | +2.8% | #241 of 387 |
| 8Wilmington, NC | 44 | 1,014 | 50.9 | $179K | +15.9% | #265 of 387 |
| 9Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 40 | 6,323 | 58.7 | $165K | +10.1% | #300 of 387 |
| 10Asheville, NC | 38 | 728 | 45.1 | $197K | +3.6% | #312 of 387 |
| 12Goldsboro, NC | 38 | 239 | 50.3 | $159K | +3.8% | #320 of 387 |
Other business types in the Goldsboro metro area
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 spas38
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons28
- Spas and skin care47
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 the Goldsboro, NC metro area?
The Goldsboro metro area has 239 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 65.0% from 2019. Official counts list 662 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Goldsboro, NC metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $38M a year, or $799 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $159K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,507 households in the Goldsboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Goldsboro, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Goldsboro metro area has 50.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $159K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Goldsboro metro area would have about 178, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,440 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 65.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Goldsboro, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Goldsboro metro area at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. Median household income in the Goldsboro metro area is $59,733, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Goldsboro metro area scores 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas.
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