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Nail salons in Bay County, FL

The nail salons in Bay County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #849 of 1,328 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in Florida

Listings
66
26 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.2M
On personal care products and services · $891 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
204,479
+17.2% 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 Bay County spend about $70.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $891 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per salon, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 66 nail salons on map listings in Bay County as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 39%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Bay County in 2023. That is one for every 5,252 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 300 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Bay County grew 17.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bay County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #849 of 1,328 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in Florida.

How Bay County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Bay County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBay CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.47.66.0
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.2M$1.7M
Households per official establishment5,2525,0253,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+50.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$891$911$1,005
Median household income$73,533$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
300Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Bay 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 Bay County

Population, 2025 estimate
204,479+17.2% since 2020
Households
78,778
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$73,533+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,618
Median home value
$310,500
Jobs located here
79,343
Daytime population
189,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for nail salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with Bay County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL76284.0$2.2M+21.1%#76 of 1,328
2Levy County, FL6952.7$2.9M+12.7%#166 of 1,328
3Santa Rosa County, FL66415.6$1.7M+11.7%#252 of 1,328
4Wakulla County, FL6564.7$1.9M+12.3%#272 of 1,328
5Lake County, FL62986.0$1.5M+18.1%#355 of 1,328
6Flagler County, FL60377.0$1.3M+21.0%#409 of 1,328
7Citrus County, FL58375.2$1.5M+11.1%#467 of 1,328
8Marion County, FL57895.4$1.5M+17.3%#491 of 1,328
9Manatee County, FL571196.7$1.4M+16.6%#492 of 1,328
10Brevard County, FL571867.2$1.3M+9.1%#493 of 1,328
25Bay County, FL45668.4$1.1M+17.2%#849 of 1,328

Other business types in Bay County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Bay County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 nail salons in Bay County. 26 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 300 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bay County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $70.2M a year, or $891 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 78,778 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bay County, FL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Bay County has 8.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Bay County would have about 42, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,252 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is Bay County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Bay County at 204,479 people in 2025, up 17.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,778 households. Median household income in Bay County is $73,533, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Bay County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #849 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Bay County

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