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Nail salons in Fayette County, AL

The nail salons in Fayette County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On personal care products and services · $742 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,872
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 nail salons in Fayette County. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in Fayette County spend about $4.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $742 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per salon, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Fayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 nail salons on map listings, Fayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fayette 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.

Nail salons in Fayette County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.86.16.0
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.4M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,8873,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+55.9%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$742$839$1,005
Median household income$49,488$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,872−2.8% since 2020
Households
6,255
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$49,488+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,822
Median home value
$125,900
Jobs located here
3,914
Daytime population
12,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for nail salons, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL81174.2$2.3M+18.0%#42 of 1,328
2Autauga County, AL62104.4$2.1M+5.1%#348 of 1,328
3St. Clair County, AL60174.8$1.8M+7.1%#403 of 1,328
4Cullman County, AL60174.8$1.7M+6.7%#405 of 1,328
5Madison County, AL591217.3$1.3M+11.0%#438 of 1,328
6Morgan County, AL58255.1$1.7M+2.6%#463 of 1,328
7Lee County, AL58385.5$1.5M+8.6%#465 of 1,328
8DeKalb County, AL5772.7$2.7M+3.4%#475 of 1,328
9Chilton County, AL5673.9$2.1M+5.9%#507 of 1,328
10Talladega County, AL54113.3$2.3M+0.3%#549 of 1,328
Fayette County, ALNot scored34.8$1.5M−2.8%

Other business types in Fayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Fayette County, AL?

There are 3 nail salons on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fayette County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.6M a year, or $742 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,255 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, AL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Fayette County has 4.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending.

How fast is Fayette County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 15,872 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $49,488 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fayette County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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