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Nail salons in Calaveras County, CA
The nail salons in Calaveras County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #218 of 1,328 scored counties
#4 of 46 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On personal care products and services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,605
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 nail salons in Calaveras County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Calaveras County comes to about $19M a year: $1,029 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% above 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Calaveras County in 2023. That is one for every 6,146 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Calaveras County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Calaveras County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #218 of 1,328 scored counties and #4 of 46 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Calaveras 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 | Calaveras County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,146 | 2,007 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.0% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,029 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,647 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $257K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Calaveras 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 Calaveras County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,605+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,437
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,069
- Median home value
- $457,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,991
- Daytime population
- 32,740Residents 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 |
Other business types in Calaveras 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 spas78
- Hair salons82
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care66
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Calaveras County, CA?
There are 9 nail salons on map listings in Calaveras County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $19M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calaveras County, CA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Calaveras County has 4.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,146 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 67 for nail salons (upper middle), #218 of 1,328 scored counties.
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