Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Nail salons in Boulder County, CO
The nail salons in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #530 of 1,328 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 69
- 24 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,186 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Boulder County spend about $162.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Boulder County has 69 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Boulder County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,114 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Boulder County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Boulder County is 55 (upper middle), #530 of 1,328 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,114 | 3,213 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +26.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 44+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Garfield County, CO | 81 | 5 | 2.1 | $5M | +2.7% | #33 of 1,328 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 81 | 48 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +14.2% | #39 of 1,328 |
| 3La Plata County, CO | 80 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #46 of 1,328 |
| 4Mesa County, CO | 69 | 29 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #178 of 1,328 |
| 5Larimer County, CO | 67 | 77 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #215 of 1,328 |
| 6Routt County, CO | 65 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #271 of 1,328 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 64 | 93 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #298 of 1,328 |
| 8Douglas County, CO | 60 | 102 | 7.3 | $1.9M | +10.9% | #400 of 1,328 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 59 | 150 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #424 of 1,328 |
| 10Broomfield County, CO | 59 | 20 | 6.3 | $2M | +6.3% | #427 of 1,328 |
| 12Boulder County, CO | 55 | 69 | 5.0 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #530 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 spas37
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Boulder County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 nail salons in Boulder County. 24 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.4M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Boulder County has 5.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.4M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Boulder County would have about 97, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,114 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 55 for nail salons (upper middle), #530 of 1,328 scored counties.
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