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Nail salons in Autauga County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Autauga County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #348 of 1,328 scored counties
#2 of 36 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On personal care products and services · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,920
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Autauga County comes to about $20.6M a year: $897 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 10 nail salons on map listings in Autauga County as of September 2026. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Autauga County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 5,729 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 92 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Autauga County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Autauga County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #348 of 1,328 scored counties and #2 of 36 scored counties in Alabama.
How Autauga County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the nail salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Autauga County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,729 | 6,887 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +55.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $897 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,481 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $173K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 nail salons in Autauga County, 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 Autauga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,920+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 22,917
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,032
- Median home value
- $207,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,369
- Daytime population
- 48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 81 | 17 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +18.0% | #42 of 1,328 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 62 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +5.1% | #348 of 1,328 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 60 | 17 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +7.1% | #403 of 1,328 |
| 4Cullman County, AL | 60 | 17 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +6.7% | #405 of 1,328 |
| 5Madison County, AL | 59 | 121 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +11.0% | #438 of 1,328 |
| 6Morgan County, AL | 58 | 25 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +2.6% | #463 of 1,328 |
| 7Lee County, AL | 58 | 38 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +8.6% | #465 of 1,328 |
| 8DeKalb County, AL | 57 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +3.4% | #475 of 1,328 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 56 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #507 of 1,328 |
| 10Talladega County, AL | 54 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +0.3% | #549 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Autauga County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas56
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Autauga County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 nail salons in Autauga County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.6M a year, or $897 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Autauga County has 4.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Autauga County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,729 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 62 for nail salons (upper middle), #348 of 1,328 scored counties.
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