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Salons, barbers and spas in Rockingham County, NC

The salons, barbers and spas in Rockingham County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,068 of 2,385 scored counties
#32 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
131
26 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.6M
On personal care products and services · $772 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.1
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,195
+3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Rockingham County spend about $30.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $772 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $233K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Rockingham County has 131 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.1 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Rockingham County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,640 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 311 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Rockingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Rockingham County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,068 of 2,385 scored counties and #32 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Rockingham 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Rockingham County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.150.147.2
Spending per listing$233K$179K$213K
Households per official establishment2,6401,058804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$772$897$1,005
Median household income$57,053$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 15
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$775K
One-person businesses, 2023
311Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13126 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,195+3.3% since 2020
Households
39,606
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$57,053+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,096
Median home value
$168,600
Jobs located here
23,772
Daytime population
75,539Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Rockingham County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC907823.6$443K+11.0%#11 of 2,385
2Camden County, NC89512.5$763K+8.8%#13 of 2,385
3Currituck County, NC862823.6$428K+16.7%#29 of 2,385
4Franklin County, NC795820.3$428K+18.8%#85 of 2,385
5Madison County, NC741214.4$556K+5.9%#178 of 2,385
6Hoke County, NC745026.0$320K+9.0%#192 of 2,385
7Harnett County, NC7414328.7$299K+12.3%#194 of 2,385
8Davie County, NC745733.0$277K+6.9%#197 of 2,385
9Perquimans County, NC711017.8$469K+3.6%#244 of 2,385
10Yancey County, NC691316.0$507K+3.2%#300 of 2,385
32Rockingham County, NC5213133.1$233K+3.3%#1,068 of 2,385

Other business types in Rockingham County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Rockingham County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 salons, barbers and spas in Rockingham County. 26 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rockingham County, NC spend on personal care products and services?

About $30.6M a year, or $772 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,606 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rockingham County, NC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Rockingham County has 33.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $233K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 144, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,640 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Rockingham County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Rockingham County at 94,195 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,606 households. The median household income in Rockingham County is $57,053 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Rockingham County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,068 of 2,385 scored counties.

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