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Nail salons in Lake County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Lake County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #355 of 1,328 scored counties
#5 of 51 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 98
- 23 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $145.4M
- On personal care products and services · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 456,068
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lake County spend about $145.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $884 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Lake County has 98 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Lake County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 11,750 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 537 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #355 of 1,328 scored counties and #5 of 51 scored counties in Florida.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,750 | 5,025 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +50.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $884 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,161 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 537Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 456,068+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 164,497
- Median age
- 47.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 954 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 433
- Median household income
- $73,161+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,160
- Median home value
- $318,400
- Jobs located here
- 120,029
- Daytime population
- 357,515Residents 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 |
Other business types in Lake 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 spas48
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Lake County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 nail salons in Lake County. 23 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 537 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lake County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $145.4M a year, or $884 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 164,497 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, FL compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Lake County has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Lake County would have about 87, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,750 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 456,068 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,497 households. Median household income in Lake County is $73,161, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Lake County scores 62 for nail salons (upper middle), #355 of 1,328 scored counties.
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