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Nail salons in Arizona

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arizona, ranked by the Groundwork market score for nail salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,708
270 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
661
+54.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.9B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
6.0
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.7M
2% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#24 of 51
Market score 53 · Upper middle

A site report maps the nail salons on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 1,708 nail salons on map listings in Arizona as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Arizona comes to about $2.9B a year: $1,017 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 2% 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 Arizona was 661 in 2023, up 54.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,321 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, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $12.1M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Arizona.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arizona ranks #24 for nail salons, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area scores highest (73). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Arizona, the Show Low area, scores 70.

Every market in Arizona for nail salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, 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

Metro areas reaching Arizona, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ73353.4$2.5M+6.5%#25 of 387
2Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ72474.2$2.2M+6.5%#29 of 387
3Flagstaff, AZ69162.9$3.4M−0.6%#39 of 387
4Yuma, AZ59415.2$1.7M+9.2%#112 of 387
5Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ55183.5$2.4M+0.6%#144 of 387
6Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ541,2866.8$1.6M+7.3%#161 of 387
7Tucson, AZ422415.5$1.7M+2.8%#267 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arizona, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Show Low, AZ70102.5$3.3M+3.0%#61 of 387
Payson, AZNot scored41.7$5.2M+0.9%
Nogales, AZNot scored21.2$7M+4.8%
Safford, AZNot scored43.1$2.9M+4.0%

Counties

Counties in Arizona, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ85583.6$2.8M+25.4%#22 of 1,328
2Yavapai County, AZ75474.2$2.2M+6.5%#89 of 1,328
3Mohave County, AZ74353.4$2.5M+6.5%#104 of 1,328
4Coconino County, AZ71162.9$3.4M−0.6%#132 of 1,328
5Navajo County, AZ64102.5$3.3M+3.0%#281 of 1,328
6Yuma County, AZ64415.2$1.7M+9.2%#307 of 1,328
7Cochise County, AZ58183.5$2.4M+0.6%#449 of 1,328
8Maricopa County, AZ521,2287.1$1.5M+5.5%#634 of 1,328
9Pima County, AZ472415.5$1.7M+2.8%#779 of 1,328
Apache County, AZNot scored10.5$15.7M−2.2%
Gila County, AZNot scored41.7$5.2M+0.9%
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored21.2$7M+4.8%
Graham County, AZNot scored43.1$2.9M+4.0%
La Paz County, AZNot scored33.3$2.4M+0.9%
Greenlee County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%

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 Arizona?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,708 nail salons in Arizona. 270 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 661 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 54.1% from 2019. Another 7,660 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Arizona spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.9B a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,708 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Arizona has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Arizona would have about 1,739, against 1,708 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,321 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for nail salons?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Arizona is the Show Low area, at 70 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 85 (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. Arizona scores 53 for nail salons (upper middle), #24 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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