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Nail salons in San Joaquin County, CA

How San Joaquin County, CA 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #760 of 1,328 scored counties
#23 of 46 scored counties in California

Listings
168
61 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
120
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$266.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,087 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
823,815
+5.5% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in San Joaquin County comes to about $266.6M a year: $1,087 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 168 nail salons, that is $1.6M per salon, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

San Joaquin County has 168 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in San Joaquin County was 120 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,044 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 342 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Joaquin County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Joaquin County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #760 of 1,328 scored counties and #23 of 46 scored counties in California.

How San Joaquin 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.

Nail salons in San Joaquin County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Joaquin CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.96.96.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.7M$1.7M
Households per official establishment2,0442,0073,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+27.0%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,087$1,149$1,005
Median household income$92,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
96 → 120+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
577
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
342Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16861 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
160The 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 San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin County

Population, 2025 estimate
823,815+5.5% since 2020
Households
245,250
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,604
Median home value
$530,700
Jobs located here
284,408
Daytime population
748,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for nail salons, numbered among those based in California, with San Joaquin County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA8662.1$4.6M+8.2%#15 of 1,328
2Merced County, CA69333.8$2.4M+5.1%#174 of 1,328
3San Benito County, CA67104.9$2.5M+8.6%#209 of 1,328
4Calaveras County, CA6794.9$2.1M+2.8%#218 of 1,328
5Tuolumne County, CA6552.2$4.5M−4.0%#256 of 1,328
6Nevada County, CA64153.5$3.1M−0.4%#284 of 1,328
7Madera County, CA64214.6$2.1M+7.4%#301 of 1,328
8Humboldt County, CA63152.7$3.3M−3.4%#313 of 1,328
9Imperial County, CA62193.8$2.3M+1.1%#343 of 1,328
10Santa Cruz County, CA61353.6$3.4M−4.7%#358 of 1,328
23San Joaquin County, CA481686.9$1.6M+5.5%#760 of 1,328

Other business types in San Joaquin County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in San Joaquin County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 168 nail salons in San Joaquin County. 61 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Another 342 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in San Joaquin County, CA spend on personal care products and services?

About $266.6M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 168 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 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Joaquin County, CA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

San Joaquin County has 6.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 160, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,044 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. San Joaquin County scores 48 for nail salons (lower middle), #760 of 1,328 scored counties.

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