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Guilford County, NC

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Guilford County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Day care

158–210 in Guilford County
110–128%
of U.S. average Above average

Fast food

500–542 in Guilford County
106–109%
of U.S. average Above average

Grocery stores

115–165 in Guilford County
101–124%
of U.S. average Above average

Restaurants

445–489 in Guilford County
98–102%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

33–101 in Guilford County
95–216%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Beauty salons

133–187 in Guilford County
90–109%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

56–116 in Guilford County
86–139%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

200–250 in Guilford County
84–94%
of U.S. average Below average

Gyms

59–123 in Guilford County
81–133%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

59–117 in Guilford County
80–124%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Clothing stores

42–112 in Guilford County
79–173%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

109–163 in Guilford County
73–92%
of U.S. average Below average

Bars

52–114 in Guilford County
73–123%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

36–102 in Guilford County
59–124%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

20–92 in Guilford County
45–147%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

21–91 in Guilford County
35–108%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
558,816
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+3.7%
+20,055 people
Net migration 2024
+5,059
international +4,958, domestic +101
Jobs located here
290,780
LODES 2022, +1.7% since 2019
Employed residents
236,719
LODES 2022, +1.1% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+557
tax year 2021–2022: 25,496 in, 24,939 out

Population. Census estimates 558,816 residents on July 1, 2024, 3.7% above 2020 (+20,055).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths +851, international migration +4,958, domestic migration +101. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 290,780 jobs located in the county in 2022 (+1.7% since 2019) and 236,719 employed residents (+1.1% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 25,496 people (exemptions) moved into Guilford County, reporting $882.0M in adjusted gross income; 24,939 moved out, reporting $915.1M. Net: +557 people.

Largest sources: Forsyth, NC (2,221) · Alamance, NC (1,823) · Randolph, NC (1,330). Largest destinations: Forsyth, NC (2,887) · Davidson, NC (1,833) · Randolph, NC (1,775).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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