Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Polk County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Polk County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,358 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On personal care products and services · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $211K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,533
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 salons, barbers and spas in Polk County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 41.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Polk County comes to about $7.8M a year: $868 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $211K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Polk County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,358 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.2 | 50.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $211K | $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 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $868 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,758 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 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
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,533+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,976
- Median age
- 53.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $67,758+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,279
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,495
- Daytime population
- 17,071Residents 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 |
| 43Polk County, NC | 47 | 37 | 41.2 | $211K | +6.0% | #1,358 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Polk 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 spas47
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care33
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 Polk County, NC?
Polk County has 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) 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 Polk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.8M a year, or $868 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $211K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,976 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Polk County has 41.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $211K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending.
How fast is Polk County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 20,533 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,976 households. Median household income in Polk County is $67,758, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Polk County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,358 of 2,385 scored counties.
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