Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in the Henderson, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Henderson, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #382 of 538 scored small-town markets
#12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 64
- 15 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On personal care products and services · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,638
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Henderson area spend about $12M a year on personal care products and services, or $745 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 salons, barbers and spas, that is $188K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Henderson area has 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 23%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Henderson area in 2023. That is one for every 3,229 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 232 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Henderson area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Henderson area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #382 of 538 scored small-town markets and #12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Henderson 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 | Henderson area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.6 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,229 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $745 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,465 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $271K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 232Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,638+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,147
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $50,465+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,426
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,655
- Daytime population
- 37,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 78 | 143 | 28.7 | $299K | +12.3% | #18 of 538 |
| 2Marion, NC | 57 | 63 | 33.8 | $229K | +1.5% | #190 of 538 |
| 3North Wilkesboro, NC | 56 | 76 | 28.0 | $261K | +0.6% | #202 of 538 |
| 4Kill Devil Hills, NC | 46 | 85 | 50.5 | $197K | +3.3% | #327 of 538 |
| 5Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 45 | 170 | 43.8 | $180K | +3.4% | #341 of 538 |
| 6Roanoke Rapids, NC | 44 | 81 | 28.7 | $251K | −4.3% | #344 of 538 |
| 7Brevard, NC | 44 | 57 | 39.1 | $216K | +2.9% | #347 of 538 |
| 8Lumberton, NC | 44 | 177 | 41.0 | $166K | +3.4% | #356 of 538 |
| 9Albemarle, NC | 42 | 109 | 43.2 | $187K | +9.8% | #369 of 538 |
| 10Forest City, NC | 42 | 109 | 40.9 | $183K | +2.1% | #370 of 538 |
| 12Henderson, NC | 41 | 64 | 39.6 | $188K | +0.2% | #382 of 538 |
Other business types in the Henderson 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 spas41
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons15
- Spas and skin care45
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 Henderson, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 salons, barbers and spas in the Henderson area. 15 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 232 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Henderson, NC area spend on personal care products and services?
About $12M a year, or $745 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,147 households in the Henderson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Henderson, NC area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Henderson area has 39.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $188K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Henderson area would have about 57, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,229 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Henderson, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Henderson area at 42,638 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,147 households. The median household income in the Henderson area is $50,465 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Henderson area scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #382 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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