Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Nail salons in Jefferson County, AL
How Jefferson County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,093 of 1,328 scored counties
#25 of 36 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 202
- 65 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +86.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.7M
- On personal care products and services · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Jefferson County is 33 (lower middle), #1,093 of 1,328 scored counties and #25 of 36 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 nail salons in Jefferson County. Of those, 65 are chain locations, or 32%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $235.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $873 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 202 nail salons, that is $1.2M per salon, 30% 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.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Jefferson County in 2023, up 86.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,583 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $160K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,583 | 6,887 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +86.4% | +55.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $873 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 41+86.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 900Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $160K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for nail salons, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Jefferson County marked.
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 |
| 25Jefferson County, AL | 33 | 202 | 7.5 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #1,093 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas23
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Jefferson County, AL?
Jefferson County has 202 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 86.4% from 2019. Another 900 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $235.7M a year, or $873 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Jefferson County has 7.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 141, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,583 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 86.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 33 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,093 of 1,328 scored counties.
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