Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Lincoln County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Lincoln County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,193 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 176
- 31 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.6M
- On personal care products and services · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $197K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,654
- +13.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 176 salons, barbers and spas in Lincoln County. 31 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 47.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lincoln County comes to about $34.6M a year: $941 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $197K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 1,150 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 365 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $730K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lincoln County.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 13.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,193 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.8 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $197K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,150 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $941 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,016 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 32
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 365Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17631 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $730K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,654+13.2% since 2020
- Households
- 36,811
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 313
- Median household income
- $80,016+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,694
- Median home value
- $321,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,413
- Daytime population
- 76,555Residents 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 |
| 35Lincoln County, NC | 50 | 176 | 47.8 | $197K | +13.2% | #1,193 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 spas50
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care46
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 Lincoln County, NC?
Lincoln County has 176 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 365 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lincoln County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.6M a year, or $941 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $197K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,811 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lincoln County has 47.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $197K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 163, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,150 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 98,654 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,811 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $80,016, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,193 of 2,385 scored counties.
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