# Hair salons Walk-in App in Burlington, NC | NextUp Walk-in

Source: https://nextupwalkin.com/local/hair-salons-burlington-nc

> Burlington, NC hair salons: local Census numbers, the state rules for your shop, and a free walk-in line guests join by scanning a code at the door.

# A walk-in line for hair salons in Burlington, NC

Burlington grew about 7.2%, from 57,378 people in 2020 to an estimated 61,496 in mid-2025. Here is what that looks like for a salon.

**61,496**people in Burlington, July 2025 Census estimate (7.2% since 2020)

**23**beauty salons with employees in Alamance County in 2023, about 12.4 per 100,000 residents

County Business Patterns counts only shops with a payroll, so chair renters and owners working alone are not in these numbers; the real count of places to get a cut or a color in Alamance County is higher. Burlington also crosses into Guilford County; the county figures here are for Alamance County, home to most of its people.

## North Carolina rules every salon in Burlington works under

These are statewide rules, the same in Burlington as anywhere in North Carolina. Check the board's own pages before you open; they change.

- Apply to the cosmetic art board before you open, change ownership or relocate a salon (21 NCAC 14H .0501).
- Fees are a $25 registration, a $10 processing fee and $3 for each chair operating in the salon.
- Construction and equipment must be finished by the opening date. The board inspects during your listed hours within 30 to 45 days of opening, without notice.
- A new shop is separated from other businesses by a solid wall and has its own outside entrance (21 NCAC 14H .0203).
- Styling chairs sit at least 48 inches apart, center to center, and the shop has a sink with hot and cold running water separate from the restrooms.

## Running walk-ins with NextUp Walk-in

- Guests scan a code at your door and get in line from their phone, with no app to download. Print that code with the free [QR window sign maker](https://nextupwalkin.com/tools/qr-window-sign), and the [printable sign-in sheet](https://nextupwalkin.com/tools/sign-in-sheet) can carry it too.
- They see their place and wait and follow it live from anywhere.
- The TV in your lobby shows who's up, on every plan, Free included.
- Plan a busy Saturday with the free [wait time calculator](https://nextupwalkin.com/tools/wait-time-planner).

More on how hair salons use the NextUp app in the [hair salons guide](https://nextupwalkin.com/industries/hair-salons).

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## Sources

- [U.S. Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, Vintage 2025 (sub-est2025.csv)](https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv), checked Oct 30, 2026
- [U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, county file (cbp23co)](https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/cbp23co.zip), checked Oct 30, 2026
- [NC Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, salon license application](https://nccosmeticarts.com/onlineservices/InitialSalonLicense.aspx), checked Oct 30, 2026
- [NC Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, salon licensure](https://nccosmeticarts.com/initiallicensing/salonlicensure.aspx), checked Oct 30, 2026
- [NC Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, rules (21 NCAC 14H)](https://www.nccosmeticarts.com/uploads/forms/Rules.pdf), checked Oct 30, 2026