Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Henderson County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Henderson County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #795 of 2,385 scored counties
#27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 161
- 27 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.2M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $275K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.5
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,375
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $866 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Henderson County spend about $44.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $275K of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Henderson County has 161 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.5, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Henderson County was 40 in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,277 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 482 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Henderson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Henderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henderson County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #795 of 2,385 scored counties and #27 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Henderson 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 | Henderson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.5 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $275K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,277 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,187 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 40+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 482Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 208The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Henderson 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 Henderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,375+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 51,067
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 318
- Median household income
- $68,187+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,991
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,470
- Daytime population
- 113,169Residents 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 |
| 27Henderson County, NC | 57 | 161 | 31.5 | $275K | +5.0% | #795 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Henderson 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 spas57
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care57
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 Henderson County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 salons, barbers and spas in Henderson County. 27 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 482 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henderson County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $44.2M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $275K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,067 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henderson County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Henderson County has 31.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $275K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Henderson County would have about 208, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,277 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Henderson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Henderson County at 122,375 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,067 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $68,187 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Henderson County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #795 of 2,385 scored counties.
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