Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Nail salons in Douglas County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Douglas County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #400 of 1,328 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 102
- 25 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +29.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,391 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Douglas County spend about $194.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,391 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. Spread across 102 nail salons, that is $1.9M per salon, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Douglas County has 102 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Douglas County in 2023, up 29.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,891 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 152 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $862K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Douglas County.
Population estimates show Douglas County grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #400 of 1,328 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Colorado.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,891 | 3,213 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.8% | +26.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,391 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 74+29.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 152Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $862K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for nail salons, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Douglas County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 spas56
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops82
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Douglas County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 nail salons in Douglas County. 25 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 29.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 152 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $194.7M a year, or $1,391 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Douglas County has 7.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Douglas County would have about 117, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,891 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 60 for nail salons (upper middle), #400 of 1,328 scored counties.
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