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Nail salons in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for nail salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,093
271 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
781
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
7.6
27% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.5M
12% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#43 of 51
Market score 37 · Lower middle

A site report maps the nail salons on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,093 nail salons in Connecticut. Of those, 271 are chain locations, or 25%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Connecticut comes to about $1.6B a year: $1,124 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per salon, 12% below 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 Connecticut was 781 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,836 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #43 for nail salons, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest (44). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest (64).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT442908.2$1.5M+3.7%#248 of 387
2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT413527.6$1.5M+3.0%#280 of 387
3Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT40736.3$1.7M+2.0%#294 of 387
4Waterbury-Shelton, CT381367.6$1.4M+3.2%#317 of 387
5New Haven, CT341988.6$1.3M+2.5%#342 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam, CT64205.1$2.1M+3.0%#101 of 387
2Torrington, CT56245.0$2.2M+2.2%#152 of 387

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT65205.1$2.1M+3.0%#268 of 1,328
2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT58245.0$2.2M+2.2%#453 of 1,328
3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT50506.8$1.7M+2.3%#704 of 1,328
4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT452008.5$1.5M+3.5%#837 of 1,328
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT44907.5$1.5M+4.1%#869 of 1,328
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT43736.3$1.7M+2.0%#887 of 1,328
7Capitol Planning Region, CT423027.7$1.4M+3.1%#909 of 1,328
8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT401367.6$1.4M+3.2%#951 of 1,328
9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT361988.6$1.3M+2.5%#1,032 of 1,328

Questions

How many nail salons are in Connecticut?

There are 1,093 nail salons on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. 271 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 781 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,228 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.6B a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,093 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Connecticut has 7.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Connecticut would have about 965, against 1,093 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,836 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for nail salons?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest, at 44 (lower middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Connecticut, the Putnam area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Connecticut, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 37 for nail salons (lower middle), #43 of the 50 states and DC.

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