Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Perquimans County, NC
How Perquimans 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #244 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On personal care products and services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $469K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,490
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 salons, barbers and spas in Perquimans County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Perquimans County comes to about $4.7M a year: $836 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $469K per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Perquimans County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Perquimans County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Perquimans County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #244 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Perquimans 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 | Perquimans County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $469K | $179K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,058 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Perquimans 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 Perquimans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,490+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,614
- Median age
- 49.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 247 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $67,917+44.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,788
- Median home value
- $231,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,266
- Daytime population
- 9,990Residents 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 |
Other business types in Perquimans 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 spas71
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Perquimans County, NC?
There are 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Perquimans County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Perquimans County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Perquimans County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.7M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $469K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,614 households in Perquimans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perquimans County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Perquimans County has 17.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $469K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Perquimans County would have about 22, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Perquimans County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Perquimans County at 13,490 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,614 households. Median household income in Perquimans County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.0%, 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. Perquimans County scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #244 of 2,385 scored counties.
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