Businesses by county and category in North Carolina
The US Index tracks 9 categories across 95 counties of North Carolina, using the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023). Counts are establishments with paid employees. See the counties with the most establishments in each category.
Restaurants and bars in North Carolina: 20,368 establishments
Hotels, motels and lodging in North Carolina: 2,029 establishments
Medical and dental offices in North Carolina: 8,993 establishments
Other health practitioner offices in North Carolina: 5,597 establishments
Hair, nail and barber shops in North Carolina: 2,966 establishments
Gyms and fitness centers in North Carolina: 1,387 establishments
Pharmacies and drug stores in North Carolina: 1,438 establishments
Auto repair shops in North Carolina: 5,290 establishments
Supermarkets and grocery stores in North Carolina: 1,989 establishments
All counties of North Carolina in the Index
- Mecklenburg County6,884 establishments in 9 categories
- Wake County6,622 establishments in 9 categories
- Guilford County2,671 establishments in 9 categories
- Buncombe County2,191 establishments in 9 categories
- Forsyth County1,865 establishments in 9 categories
- New Hanover County1,814 establishments in 9 categories
- Durham County1,652 establishments in 9 categories
- Cumberland County1,500 establishments in 9 categories
- Cabarrus County1,082 establishments in 9 categories
- Iredell County1,066 establishments in 9 categories
- Gaston County961 establishments in 9 categories
- Union County931 establishments in 9 categories
- Pitt County829 establishments in 9 categories
- Catawba County800 establishments in 9 categories
- Johnston County761 establishments in 9 categories
- Onslow County730 establishments in 9 categories
- Orange County699 establishments in 9 categories
- Alamance County684 establishments in 9 categories
- Brunswick County649 establishments in 9 categories
- Henderson County568 establishments in 8 categories
- Moore County548 establishments in 9 categories
- Davidson County536 establishments in 9 categories
- Rowan County525 establishments in 9 categories
- Craven County476 establishments in 8 categories
- Carteret County475 establishments in 8 categories
- Randolph County467 establishments in 9 categories
- Dare County460 establishments in 8 categories
- Wayne County453 establishments in 9 categories
- Nash County398 establishments in 9 categories
- Robeson County386 establishments in 7 categories
- Cleveland County376 establishments in 8 categories
- Lincoln County367 establishments in 8 categories
- Harnett County355 establishments in 7 categories
- Wilson County345 establishments in 8 categories
- Watauga County333 establishments in 7 categories
- Surry County328 establishments in 8 categories
- Burke County314 establishments in 8 categories
- Haywood County287 establishments in 6 categories
- Rockingham County282 establishments in 8 categories
- Lee County269 establishments in 7 categories
- Pender County262 establishments in 6 categories
- Chatham County254 establishments in 6 categories
- Stanly County253 establishments in 8 categories
- Macon County248 establishments in 7 categories
- Caldwell County245 establishments in 6 categories
- Jackson County215 establishments in 6 categories
- Pasquotank County215 establishments in 6 categories
- Halifax County208 establishments in 7 categories
- Beaufort County205 establishments in 6 categories
- Lenoir County201 establishments in 5 categories
- Rutherford County194 establishments in 5 categories
- Wilkes County188 establishments in 6 categories
- Columbus County173 establishments in 6 categories
- Franklin County163 establishments in 6 categories
- Transylvania County160 establishments in 5 categories
- Sampson County150 establishments in 5 categories
- Vance County147 establishments in 5 categories
- Richmond County143 establishments in 5 categories
- McDowell County138 establishments in 4 categories
- Duplin County136 establishments in 5 categories
- Cherokee County132 establishments in 5 categories
- Granville County117 establishments in 3 categories
- Stokes County114 establishments in 5 categories
- Scotland County113 establishments in 4 categories
- Currituck County103 establishments in 2 categories
- Edgecombe County101 establishments in 4 categories
- Davie County97 establishments in 3 categories
- Person County88 establishments in 3 categories
- Ashe County85 establishments in 4 categories
- Alexander County81 establishments in 3 categories
- Yadkin County79 establishments in 3 categories
- Avery County68 establishments in 3 categories
- Swain County65 establishments in 2 categories
- Mitchell County63 establishments in 3 categories
- Hoke County59 establishments in 3 categories
- Chowan County57 establishments in 2 categories
- Martin County57 establishments in 3 categories
- Bladen County56 establishments in 2 categories
- Hertford County56 establishments in 2 categories
- Montgomery County55 establishments in 2 categories
- Polk County51 establishments in 2 categories
- Anson County32 establishments in 1 category
- Greene County27 establishments in 2 categories
- Madison County24 establishments in 1 category
- Yancey County22 establishments in 1 category
- Pamlico County21 establishments in 1 category
- Warren County20 establishments in 1 category
- Alleghany County19 establishments in 1 category
- Clay County19 establishments in 1 category
- Hyde County19 establishments in 1 category
- Washington County17 establishments in 1 category
- Bertie County12 establishments in 1 category
- Northampton County12 establishments in 1 category
- Perquimans County11 establishments in 1 category
- Caswell County10 establishments in 1 category