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Nail salons in Yolo County, CA
The nail salons in Yolo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #666 of 1,328 scored counties
#18 of 46 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 46
- 11 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,410
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 nail salons in Yolo County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 24%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,094 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Yolo County spend about $83.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.8M per salon, 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Yolo County was 33 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,324 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Yolo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Yolo County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #666 of 1,328 scored counties and #18 of 46 scored counties in California.
How Yolo 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 | Yolo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,324 | 2,007 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +27.0% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,094 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $91,752 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 33+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,410+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,693
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $91,752+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,237
- Median home value
- $620,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,545
- Daytime population
- 233,348Residents 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 |
| 18Yolo County, CA | 51 | 46 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #666 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Yolo 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 spas67
- Hair salons80
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care76
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Yolo County, CA?
There are 46 nail salons on map listings in Yolo County as of September 2026. 11 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yolo County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $83.9M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,693 households in Yolo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yolo County, CA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Yolo County has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Yolo County would have about 50, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Yolo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yolo County at 224,410 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,693 households. The median household income in Yolo County is $91,752 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Yolo County scores 51 for nail salons (upper middle), #666 of 1,328 scored counties.
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