Beauty and personal care · County · Connecticut
Nail salons in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #837 of 1,328 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 200
- 33 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $306.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 640,482
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 200 nail salons in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,302 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region spend about $306.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.5M per salon, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 171 businesses with payroll in the Western Connecticut Planning Region classed as nail salons. That is one for every 1,376 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 153 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Western Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is 45 (lower middle), #837 of 1,328 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Western 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.
| Measure | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,376 | 1,836 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,302 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $128,188 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171
- Employees, 2023
- 1,036
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Western 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 640,482+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 235,379
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,178
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Average household income
- $214,675
- Median home value
- $652,900
- Jobs located here
- 282,077
- Daytime population
- 636,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for nail salons, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Western Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 65 | 20 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #268 of 1,328 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 58 | 24 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #453 of 1,328 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 50 | 50 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #704 of 1,328 |
| 4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 45 | 200 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #837 of 1,328 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 44 | 90 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #869 of 1,328 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 43 | 73 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #887 of 1,328 |
| 7Capitol Planning Region, CT | 42 | 302 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #909 of 1,328 |
| 8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 40 | 136 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #951 of 1,328 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 36 | 198 | 8.6 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,032 of 1,328 |
Other business types in the Western Connecticut Planning Region
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 spas43
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 200 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 153 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?
About $306.5M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 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 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 8.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 184, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,376 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #837 of 1,328 scored counties.
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