Beauty and personal care · County · California
Nail salons in Amador County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Amador County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #739 of 1,328 scored counties
#21 of 46 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 nail salons in Amador County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Amador County spend about $16.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,033 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 10% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Amador County in 2023. That is one for every 4,023 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Amador County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #739 of 1,328 scored counties and #21 of 46 scored counties in California.
How Amador County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Amador County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,023 | 2,007 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.0% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,033 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,044 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $178K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Amador 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 Amador County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,876+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,091
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,400
- Median home value
- $449,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,065
- Daytime population
- 33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 86 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +8.2% | #15 of 1,328 |
| 2Merced County, CA | 69 | 33 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.1% | #174 of 1,328 |
| 3San Benito County, CA | 67 | 10 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +8.6% | #209 of 1,328 |
| 4Calaveras County, CA | 67 | 9 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #218 of 1,328 |
| 5Tuolumne County, CA | 65 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.5M | −4.0% | #256 of 1,328 |
| 6Nevada County, CA | 64 | 15 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #284 of 1,328 |
| 7Madera County, CA | 64 | 21 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +7.4% | #301 of 1,328 |
| 8Humboldt County, CA | 63 | 15 | 2.7 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #313 of 1,328 |
| 9Imperial County, CA | 62 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #343 of 1,328 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, CA | 61 | 35 | 3.6 | $3.4M | −4.7% | #358 of 1,328 |
| 21Amador County, CA | 49 | 11 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +3.2% | #739 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Amador 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 spas68
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Amador County, CA?
There are 11 nail salons on map listings in Amador County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Amador County has 6.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Amador County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,023 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Amador County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 49 for nail salons (lower middle), #739 of 1,328 scored counties.
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