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Nail salons in Indian River County, FL
The nail salons in Indian River County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #873 of 1,328 scored counties
#28 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 47
- 19 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.4M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Indian River County spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 47 nail salons, that is $1.4M per salon, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Indian River County has 47 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Indian River County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 3,727 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 238 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Indian River County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Indian River County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Indian River County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #873 of 1,328 scored counties and #28 of 51 scored counties in Florida.
How Indian River 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,727 | 5,025 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 238Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents 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 Indian River 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 |
| 28Indian River County, FL | 44 | 47 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +7.7% | #873 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 spas36
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Indian River County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 nail salons in Indian River County. 19 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 238 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $64.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Indian River County has 6.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Indian River County would have about 39, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,727 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 44 for nail salons (lower middle), #873 of 1,328 scored counties.
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