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Nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #887 of 1,328 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
73
20 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
55
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$121.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,046 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
284,015
+2.0% 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

Households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $121.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,046 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 73 nail salons on map listings in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 27%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region was 55 in 2023. That is one for every 2,105 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 91 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Population estimates put the population change in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #887 of 1,328 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.37.66.0
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishment2,1051,8363,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.8%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,046$1,124$1,005
Median household income$86,586$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score4337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55
Employees, 2023
200
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
91Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 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 the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
284,015+2.0% since 2020
Households
115,768
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
468
Median household income
$86,586
Average household income
$111,769
Median home value
$323,400
Jobs located here
118,380
Daytime population
270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for nail salons, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

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

Other business types in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 nail salons in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 20 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 91 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?

About $121.1M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 6.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,105 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 43 for nail salons (lower middle), #887 of 1,328 scored counties.

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