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Beauty and personal care · Metro area · North Carolina

Spas and skin care studios in the Goldsboro, NC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in the Goldsboro, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #221 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
46
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38M
On personal care products and services · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$825K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,278
+3.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 spas and skin care studios in the Goldsboro metro area. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in the Goldsboro metro area spend about $38M a year on personal care products and services, or $799 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $825K per studio, 6% below the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the Goldsboro metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,918 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Goldsboro metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, the Goldsboro metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #221 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Goldsboro metro area 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 spas and skin care studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Spas and skin care in Goldsboro, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGoldsboro metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.711.111.5
Spending per listing$825K$811K$876K
Households per official establishment7,9184,3134,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$799$897$1,005
Median household income$59,733$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$126K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
463 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 other personal care services in the Goldsboro metro area, 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 the Goldsboro metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
122,278+3.8% since 2020
Households
47,507
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
214
Median household income
$59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,980
Median home value
$178,700
Jobs located here
40,987
Daytime population
111,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Goldsboro metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC742018.1$1.2M+7.5%#22 of 387
2Winston-Salem, NC622298.1$1M+5.3%#80 of 387
3Burlington, NC59598.4$993K+8.5%#107 of 387
4Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC581157.7$1.1M+3.2%#114 of 387
5Rocky Mount, NC52406.8$1.2M+2.8%#164 of 387
6Goldsboro, NC47469.7$825K+3.8%#221 of 387
7Raleigh-Cary, NC4679713.9$758K+12.6%#230 of 387
8Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC445913.4$706K+10.3%#250 of 387
9Greenville, NC43729.7$827K+5.4%#258 of 387
10Jacksonville, NC41699.2$913K+6.0%#272 of 387

Other business types in the Goldsboro metro area

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Goldsboro, NC metro area?

There are 46 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the Goldsboro metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in the Goldsboro, NC metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $38M a year, or $799 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $825K per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,507 households in the Goldsboro metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Goldsboro, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Goldsboro metro area has 9.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $825K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Goldsboro metro area would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,918 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is the Goldsboro, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Goldsboro metro area at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. Median household income in the Goldsboro metro area is $59,733, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. The Goldsboro metro area scores 47 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #221 of 387 scored metro areas.

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