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Nail salons in Highlands County, FL
How Highlands 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #850 of 1,328 scored counties
#26 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 38
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On personal care products and services · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $939K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 nail salons in Highlands County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $761 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Highlands County spend about $35.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $939K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 44% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Highlands County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 11,720 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 121 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Highlands County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Highlands County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #850 of 1,328 scored counties and #26 of 51 scored counties in Florida.
How Highlands 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $939K | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,720 | 5,025 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $761 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $298K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 121Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 389 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 26Highlands County, FL | 45 | 38 | 8.1 | $939K | +9.7% | #850 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 spas39
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops31
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Highlands County, FL?
Highlands County has 38 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 121 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.7M a year, or $761 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $939K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Highlands County has 8.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $939K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Highlands County would have about 21, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,720 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #850 of 1,328 scored counties.
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