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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Arkansas

Nail salons in the Paragould, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Paragould, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #264 of 387 scored small-town markets
#4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14M
On personal care products and services · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,411
+3.4% 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

Households in the Paragould area spend about $14M a year on personal care products and services, or $776 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per salon, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 9 nail salons on map listings in the Paragould area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in the Paragould area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Paragould area grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, the Paragould area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #264 of 387 scored small-town markets and #4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Paragould area compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Paragould, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureParagould areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.56.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,2063,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+72.4%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$776$815$1,005
Median household income$57,839$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4143

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
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Paragould area, 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 the Paragould area

Population, 2025 estimate
47,411+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,994
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$57,839+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,756
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
21,057
Daytime population
48,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for nail salons, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Paragould area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrison, AR4384.3$1.8M+2.4%#245 of 387
2Malvern, AR4154.1$1.9M+1.1%#258 of 387
3Russellville, AR41154.6$1.7M+1.6%#261 of 387
4Paragould, AR4195.0$1.6M+3.4%#264 of 387
5Mountain Home, AR3894.7$1.6M+3.1%#274 of 387
6Searcy, AR38217.1$1.1M+4.2%#281 of 387
7Batesville, AR3685.5$1.4M+2.2%#290 of 387
8Pine Bluff, AR33134.8$1.5M−5.6%#310 of 387
9Blytheville, AR2474.5$1.7M−6.7%#346 of 387
10Camden, AR1954.8$1.5M−3.6%#357 of 387

Other business types in the Paragould area

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in the Paragould, AR area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 nail salons in the Paragould area. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in the Paragould area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Paragould, AR area spend on personal care products and services?

About $14M a year, or $776 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 17,994 households in the Paragould area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Paragould, AR area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

The Paragould area has 5.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Paragould area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is the Paragould, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Paragould area at 47,411 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,994 households. Median household income in the Paragould area is $57,839, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Paragould area scores 41 for nail salons (lower middle), #264 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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