Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Nail salons in Broward County, FL
How Broward County, FL 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #997 of 1,328 scored counties
#41 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 619
- 157 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- +34.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $699.6M
- On personal care products and services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,013,317
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Broward County is 38 (lower middle), #997 of 1,328 scored counties and #41 of 51 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 619 nail salons in Broward County. 157 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $928 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Broward County spend about $699.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 619 nail salons, that is $1.1M per salon, 32% 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 175 businesses with payroll in Broward County classed as nail salons, up 34.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,308 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $180K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Broward County. Population estimates show Broward County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Broward 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.
| Measure | Broward County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,308 | 5,025 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.6% | +50.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $928 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130 → 175+34.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,670Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 619157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Broward 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 Broward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,013,317+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 753,956
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,203 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,644
- Median household income
- $77,633+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,281
- Median home value
- $414,600
- Jobs located here
- 898,463
- Daytime population
- 1,977,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for nail salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with Broward County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 76 | 28 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +21.1% | #76 of 1,328 |
| 2Levy County, FL | 69 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.9M | +12.7% | #166 of 1,328 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 66 | 41 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +11.7% | #252 of 1,328 |
| 4Wakulla County, FL | 65 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +12.3% | #272 of 1,328 |
| 5Lake County, FL | 62 | 98 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +18.1% | #355 of 1,328 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 60 | 37 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +21.0% | #409 of 1,328 |
| 7Citrus County, FL | 58 | 37 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +11.1% | #467 of 1,328 |
| 8Marion County, FL | 57 | 89 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +17.3% | #491 of 1,328 |
| 9Manatee County, FL | 57 | 119 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +16.6% | #492 of 1,328 |
| 10Brevard County, FL | 57 | 186 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +9.1% | #493 of 1,328 |
| 41Broward County, FL | 38 | 619 | 8.2 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #997 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Broward 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 spas28
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops31
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Broward County, FL?
Broward County has 619 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 157 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 34.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,670 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Broward County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $699.6M a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 619 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 753,956 households in Broward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broward County, FL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Broward County has 8.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Broward County would have about 419, against 619 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,308 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Broward County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Broward County at 2,013,317 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 753,956 households. The median household income in Broward County is $77,633 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Broward County scores 38 for nail salons (lower middle), #997 of 1,328 scored counties.
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