Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Nail salons in White County, AR
How White County, AR 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,055 of 1,328 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 21
- 8 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On personal care products and services · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,085
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
White County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,055 of 1,328 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 nail salons in White County. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $763 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $22.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.1M per salon, 36% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in White County in 2023. That is one for every 5,926 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How White County 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.
| Measure | White County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,926 | 9,206 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.4% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $763 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,249 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $182K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,085+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,629
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,034 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $55,249+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,679
- Median home value
- $163,600
- Jobs located here
- 25,976
- Daytime population
- 72,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, AR | 68 | 44 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +9.9% | #196 of 1,328 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 67 | 71 | 6.3 | $1.6M | +16.0% | #229 of 1,328 |
| 3Saline County, AR | 63 | 27 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +7.6% | #337 of 1,328 |
| 4Crawford County, AR | 50 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +4.1% | #710 of 1,328 |
| 5Lonoke County, AR | 44 | 16 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #868 of 1,328 |
| 6Pulaski County, AR | 40 | 127 | 7.4 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #957 of 1,328 |
| 7Hot Spring County, AR | 38 | 5 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #981 of 1,328 |
| 8Greene County, AR | 37 | 9 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #1,005 of 1,328 |
| 9Baxter County, AR | 35 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #1,046 of 1,328 |
| 10White County, AR | 35 | 21 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #1,055 of 1,328 |
Other business types in White 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 spas36
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in White County, AR?
There are 21 nail salons on map listings in White County as of September 2026. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in White County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.6M a year, or $763 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,629 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, AR compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
White County has 7.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, White County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,926 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, AR growing?
Population estimates put White County at 80,085 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,629 households. The median household income in White County is $55,249 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. White County scores 35 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,055 of 1,328 scored counties.
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