Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Orange County, NC
How Orange County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #319 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 181
- 35 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $325K
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,498
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Orange County spend about $58.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,026 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $325K per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Orange County has 181 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.6, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Orange County was 55 in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,043 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 310 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Orange County.
Population estimates put the population change in Orange County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Orange County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #319 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.6 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $325K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,043 | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.6% | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,026 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,089 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 55+14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 310Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 277The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,498+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 57,342
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $90,089+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,307
- Median home value
- $459,500
- Jobs located here
- 75,014
- Daytime population
- 159,446Residents 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 |
| 11Orange County, NC | 69 | 181 | 31.6 | $325K | +6.1% | #319 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Orange 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 spas69
- Hair salons72
- Barbershops78
- Nail salons87
- Spas and skin care66
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 Orange County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 181 salons, barbers and spas in Orange County. 35 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019. Official counts list 310 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $58.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 181 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $325K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,342 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Orange County has 31.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $325K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Orange County would have about 277, against 181 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,043 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 152,498 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,342 households. The median household income in Orange County is $90,089 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Orange County scores 69 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #319 of 2,385 scored counties.
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