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Nail salons in North Carolina

How many nail salons exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 23 North Carolina counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Nail salons · Manicure & pedicure studios. Counted together because official statistics use one 812113 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Well below the U.S. rate — 50% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in North Carolina

Nail salons

377

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.4

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.9

per 10,000 present

State index

50%

vs. U.S.

Residents

7,284,936

in covered counties

Workers

3,028,827

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 23 North Carolina counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing nail salons and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in North Carolina

City	County	Nail salons	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Hickory	Catawba County	16–32	172,263	85,017	0.7	88–164%	Range spans bands
Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	113–219	1,173,019	704,489	0.7	87–107%	Range spans bands
Greenville	Pitt County	13–41	180,210	62,893	0.6	72–183%	Range spans bands
Monroe	Union County	16–26	250,703	61,424	0.6	67–100%	Range spans bands
Mooresville	Iredell County	13–35	192,680	79,784	0.6	66–126%	Range spans bands
Jacksonville	Onslow County	12–32	204,246	41,476	0.5	63–146%	Range spans bands
Fayetteville	Cumberland County	21–49	348,651	97,067	0.5	62–133%	Range spans bands
Concord	Cabarrus County	13–25	236,047	74,847	0.5	56–90%	Range spans bands
Wilmington	New Hanover County	13–33	237,060	118,886	0.4	52–99%	Range spans bands
Morrisville	Wake County	66–138	1,254,117	563,740	0.4	51–77%	Range spans bands
Clayton	Johnston County	9–29	189,124	42,187	0.4	50–140%	Range spans bands
Durham	Durham County	17–45	327,804	174,233	0.4	48–88%	Range spans bands
Salisbury	Rowan County	6–32	133,355	45,889	0.4	45–226%	Range spans bands
Asheville	Buncombe County	12–52	269,596	125,376	0.4	42–127%	Range spans bands
Greensboro	Guilford County	21–91	577,982	264,336	0.3	35–108%	Range spans bands
Leland	Brunswick County	3–25	151,179	32,781	0.2	21–161%	Range spans bands
Winston Salem	Forsyth County	9–59	416,830	178,036	0.2	21–91%	Range spans bands
Gastonia	Gaston County	4–34	238,761	70,983	0.1	17–129%	Range spans bands
Burlington	Alamance County	0–22	187,008	63,483	0.0	0–97%	Range spans bands
Thomasville	Davidson County	0–18	142,181	36,165	0.0	0–88%	Range spans bands
Chapel Hill	Orange County	0–18	159,674	52,230	0.0	0–89%	Range spans bands
Asheboro	Randolph County	0–24	127,973	30,351	0.0	0–164%	Range spans bands
Dunn	Harnett County	0–20	114,473	23,154	0.0	0–168%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

88%

87%

72%

67%

66%

63%

62%

56%

Most competitors per capita

17%

21%

21%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few nail salons may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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