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Nail salons in Mendocino County, CA
The nail salons in Mendocino County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 1,328 scored counties
#15 of 46 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On personal care products and services · $941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 nail salons in Mendocino County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $941 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Mendocino County spend about $32.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 64% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Mendocino County in 2023. That is one for every 4,355 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Mendocino County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Mendocino County is 52 (upper middle), #609 of 1,328 scored counties and #15 of 46 scored counties in California.
How Mendocino 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 | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,355 | 2,007 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.0% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $941 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $455K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents 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 |
| 15Mendocino County, CA | 52 | 12 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −3.5% | #609 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Mendocino 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Mendocino County, CA?
There are 12 nail salons on map listings in Mendocino County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.8M a year, or $941 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Mendocino County has 3.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.7M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,355 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #609 of 1,328 scored counties.
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