Market rankings · Alaska
Nail salons in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for nail salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 113
- 48 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +74.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.2M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 30% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #13 of 51
- Market score 62 · Upper middle
A site report maps the nail salons on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Alaska has 113 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Alaska comes to about $296.2M a year: $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per salon, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Alaska was 61 in 2023, up 74.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,435 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $220K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #13 for nail salons, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (59). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 49.
Every market in Alaska for nail salons
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 59 | 75 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #107 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 52 | 17 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −1.4% | #170 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 49 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.5M | −1.8% | #214 of 387 |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 81 | 13 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +10.4% | #38 of 1,328 |
| 2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 80 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +5.1% | #49 of 1,328 |
| 3Juneau City and Borough, AK | 53 | 6 | 4.6 | $2.5M | −1.8% | #583 of 1,328 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 53 | 17 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −1.4% | #588 of 1,328 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 50 | 62 | 5.7 | $2M | −1.3% | #699 of 1,328 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −2.6% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $2.8M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 nail salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many nail salons are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 nail salons in Alaska. 48 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 74.3% from 2019. Another 189 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Alaska spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.2M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Alaska has 4.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.6M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Alaska would have about 177, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,435 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 74.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for nail salons?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 49 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 62 for nail salons (upper middle), #13 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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