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Market rankings · Georgia

Nail salons in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for nail salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
3,007
948 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
847
+39.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
7.4
23% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.3M
25% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 32 · Lower middle

A site report maps the nail salons on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 3,007 nail salons on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. 948 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Georgia comes to about $3.8B a year: $926 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3,007 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

In 2023, official counts showed 847 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as nail salons, up 39.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,810 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 44 SBA-backed loans worth $12.5M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #48 for nail salons, with a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest (54). Of the 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Statesboro area scores highest (55).

Every market in Georgia for nail salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dalton, GA54224.2$2M+3.5%#156 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA531506.5$1.4M+5.3%#168 of 387
2Hinesville, GA47165.3$1.5M+12.6%#222 of 387
3Valdosta, GA43325.6$1.4M+3.3%#260 of 387
4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA431,8978.2$1.2M+5.9%#262 of 387
5Rome, GA42205.4$1.5M+2.8%#269 of 387
6Athens-Clarke County, GA40515.9$1.5M+3.9%#297 of 387
7Gainesville, GA39527.1$1.3M+11.4%#305 of 387
8Savannah, GA391257.8$1.2M+8.1%#308 of 387
9Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC391737.5$1.2M+4.7%#309 of 387
10Macon-Bibb County, GA37485.4$1.5M+2.1%#325 of 387
11Warner Robins, GA37648.6$1.1M+8.2%#330 of 387
12Brunswick-St. Simons, GA30326.8$1.3M+4.4%#357 of 387
13Albany, GA29386.6$1.2M−1.8%#361 of 387
14Columbus, GA-AL21836.5$1.2M−1.3%#374 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Statesboro, GA55174.9$1.6M+8.0%#168 of 387
2Kingsland, GA5394.1$2.1M+9.5%#181 of 387
3Jefferson, GA51238.1$1.2M+29.3%#204 of 387
4LaGrange, GA-AL48205.0$1.6M+3.0%#220 of 387
5Thomasville, GA48165.6$1.4M+1.3%#221 of 387
6Cornelia, GA46116.6$1.3M+9.3%#226 of 387
7Cedartown, GA4395.7$1.4M+6.0%#246 of 387
8Thomaston, GA4254.7$1.6M+2.7%#253 of 387
9Tifton, GA37115.8$1.3M+1.7%#286 of 387
10Calhoun, GA36146.6$1.3M+6.9%#292 of 387
11Dublin, GA36146.4$1.2M+2.8%#295 of 387
12Douglas, GA3594.8$1.5M+2.9%#301 of 387
13Jesup, GA3576.3$1.2M+7.8%#302 of 387
14Moultrie, GA28127.1$1.1M+3.3%#330 of 387
15Summerville, GA2655.5$1.3M+1.5%#337 of 387
16Waycross, GA26136.3$1.2M+3.0%#338 of 387
17Vidalia, GA21128.9$858K+1.5%#353 of 387
18Milledgeville, GA19169.6$800K+0.6%#358 of 387
19Bainbridge, GA1498.5$880K0.0%#371 of 387
20Fitzgerald, GA1157.1$956K−0.4%#377 of 387
21Americus, GA8107.9$915K−1.9%#381 of 387
22Cordele, GA667.6$970K−4.1%#386 of 387
Toccoa, GANot scored21.9$3.9M+3.8%
Eufaula, AL-GANot scored43.9$1.8M−1.2%

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, GA78133.6$2.6M+16.0%#60 of 1,328
2Oconee County, GA7596.0$1.9M+6.9%#94 of 1,328
3Effingham County, GA72114.5$2.1M+14.1%#123 of 1,328
4Coweta County, GA72325.7$1.8M+9.2%#126 of 1,328
5Pickens County, GA6964.5$2.1M+11.4%#180 of 1,328
6Gilmer County, GA6453.8$2.2M+7.9%#299 of 1,328
7Newton County, GA64204.9$1.8M+11.2%#304 of 1,328
8Bryan County, GA64116.6$1.6M+15.6%#309 of 1,328
9Walker County, GA6183.0$2.6M+3.7%#362 of 1,328
10Barrow County, GA59154.9$1.9M+18.7%#431 of 1,328
11Paulding County, GA59335.5$1.8M+12.7%#432 of 1,328
12Forsyth County, GA57879.8$1.3M+11.8%#494 of 1,328
13Camden County, GA5694.1$2.1M+9.5%#505 of 1,328
14White County, GA5454.7$1.8M+6.0%#563 of 1,328
15Bartow County, GA53286.9$1.3M+10.5%#604 of 1,328
16Cherokee County, GA53828.1$1.3M+11.6%#605 of 1,328
17Bulloch County, GA52154.9$1.6M+8.8%#629 of 1,328
18Union County, GA5265.2$1.6M+12.3%#630 of 1,328
19Jackson County, GA51238.1$1.2M+29.3%#685 of 1,328
20Whitfield County, GA50184.9$1.7M+3.3%#706 of 1,328
21Lumpkin County, GA5076.0$1.5M+7.5%#713 of 1,328
22Floyd County, GA48205.4$1.5M+2.8%#762 of 1,328
23Douglas County, GA48366.9$1.3M+6.6%#765 of 1,328
24Greene County, GA4789.8$1M+12.3%#792 of 1,328
25Hart County, GA4665.4$1.5M+10.7%#812 of 1,328
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Cobb County, GA462378.0$1.3M+3.5%#816 of 1,328
27Fayette County, GA466113.7$809K+4.7%#823 of 1,328
28Catoosa County, GA45197.1$1.2M+2.3%#845 of 1,328
29Carroll County, GA45357.9$1.1M+9.8%#848 of 1,328
30Troup County, GA44155.6$1.4M+5.0%#870 of 1,328
31DeKalb County, GA442027.0$1.4M+1.3%#872 of 1,328
32Hall County, GA44527.1$1.3M+11.4%#874 of 1,328
33Columbia County, GA446111.1$930K+7.9%#882 of 1,328
34Habersham County, GA42116.6$1.3M+9.3%#912 of 1,328
35Lowndes County, GA42326.9$1.1M+3.7%#915 of 1,328
36Liberty County, GA41166.7$1.2M+7.6%#939 of 1,328
37Fulton County, GA404189.0$1.2M+2.7%#956 of 1,328
38Houston County, GA40609.4$968K+8.5%#960 of 1,328
39Dawson County, GA401210.4$967K+30.7%#961 of 1,328
40Upson County, GA3854.7$1.6M+2.7%#985 of 1,328
41Polk County, GA3895.7$1.4M+6.0%#989 of 1,328
42Chatham County, GA371038.6$1M+5.7%#1,017 of 1,328
43Gwinnett County, GA373259.9$990K+6.2%#1,018 of 1,328
44Gordon County, GA36146.6$1.3M+6.9%#1,031 of 1,328
45Spalding County, GA36207.6$1.1M+4.9%#1,037 of 1,328
46Henry County, GA359210.6$892K+9.5%#1,059 of 1,328
47Fannin County, GA3475.9$1.4M+2.6%#1,065 of 1,328
48Tift County, GA32106.4$1.2M+2.1%#1,111 of 1,328
49Wayne County, GA3276.3$1.2M+7.8%#1,112 of 1,328
50Franklin County, GA3077.8$976K+10.5%#1,148 of 1,328
51Glynn County, GA29308.4$1M+3.7%#1,156 of 1,328
52Laurens County, GA29147.5$1M+3.0%#1,157 of 1,328
53Rockdale County, GA29329.3$979K+5.2%#1,159 of 1,328
54Towns County, GA2858.4$945K+5.8%#1,172 of 1,328
55Elbert County, GA2756.0$1.3M+2.1%#1,175 of 1,328
56Coffee County, GA2695.9$1.3M+3.2%#1,188 of 1,328
57Richmond County, GA26597.7$1M0.0%#1,194 of 1,328
58Bibb County, GA25416.8$1.1M+0.3%#1,199 of 1,328
59Clayton County, GA24928.7$907K−0.6%#1,206 of 1,328
60Clarke County, GA23387.0$1.1M+1.0%#1,211 of 1,328
61Colquitt County, GA23127.1$1.1M+3.3%#1,212 of 1,328
62Chattooga County, GA2255.5$1.3M+1.5%#1,222 of 1,328
63Thomas County, GA22137.0$1.1M+1.3%#1,224 of 1,328
64Baldwin County, GA19169.6$800K+0.6%#1,247 of 1,328
65McDuffie County, GA1667.4$1.1M+0.1%#1,262 of 1,328
66Jeff Davis County, GA1659.1$762K+2.8%#1,265 of 1,328
67Muscogee County, GA14718.7$913K−2.3%#1,274 of 1,328
68Ware County, GA14107.7$893K+1.9%#1,275 of 1,328
69Toombs County, GA141211.5$649K+1.7%#1,278 of 1,328
70Candler County, GA14512.0$605K+2.2%#1,279 of 1,328
71Tattnall County, GA1167.9$935K+0.2%#1,295 of 1,328
72Decatur County, GA1098.5$880K0.0%#1,299 of 1,328
73Ben Hill County, GA957.1$956K−0.4%#1,304 of 1,328
74Washington County, GA856.8$1.1M−2.5%#1,306 of 1,328
75Sumter County, GA687.3$982K−2.4%#1,314 of 1,328
76Crisp County, GA567.6$970K−4.1%#1,318 of 1,328
77Dougherty County, GA3308.8$817K−3.0%#1,324 of 1,328
Murray County, GANot scored42.6$3.1M+4.0%
Harris County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.8%
Lee County, GANot scored43.3$2.9M+2.9%
Madison County, GANot scored43.6$2.3M+8.8%
Haralson County, GANot scored32.6$3.4M+10.0%
Monroe County, GANot scored43.8$2.5M+14.1%
Jones County, GANot scored32.8$3.2M+2.8%
Peach County, GANot scored43.8$2.3M+6.5%
Stephens County, GANot scored21.9$3.9M+3.8%
Butts County, GANot scored11.1$7.4M+6.5%
Grady County, GANot scored33.0$2.7M+1.4%
Burke County, GANot scored33.3$2.4M−0.9%
Emanuel County, GANot scored33.6$2M+1.2%
Putnam County, GANot scored32.9$3.1M+7.0%
Morgan County, GANot scored44.9$1.9M+9.4%
Mitchell County, GANot scored22.6$2.9M−5.6%
Meriwether County, GANot scored11.2$6.5M+4.4%
Worth County, GANot scored22.6$3M−3.2%
Pierce County, GANot scored33.9$2.1M+5.1%
Pike County, GANot scored11.5$6.3M+10.5%
Dodge County, GANot scored45.8$1.3M−1.4%
Lamar County, GANot scored22.8$3.1M+12.9%
Banks County, GANot scored00.0n/a+17.3%
Appling County, GANot scored45.6$1.3M+3.9%
Long County, GANot scored00.0n/a+32.6%
Berrien County, GANot scored11.4$5.4M+4.4%
Brantley County, GANot scored00.0n/a+4.9%
Cook County, GANot scored34.8$1.6M+5.8%
Rabun County, GANot scored45.3$1.6M+5.0%
Brooks County, GANot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Dade County, GANot scored23.3$2.5M−0.5%
Jasper County, GANot scored23.4$2.5M+20.2%
Oglethorpe County, GANot scored00.0n/a+10.4%
Jefferson County, GANot scored35.2$1.4M−4.2%
Screven County, GANot scored48.1$946K+2.4%
Charlton County, GANot scored12.4$3.3M+4.7%
Bleckley County, GANot scored12.2$3.6M+2.8%
Crawford County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.9%
Macon County, GANot scored12.4$2.8M−2.2%
Telfair County, GANot scored39.0$773K−10.1%
Heard County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.2%
McIntosh County, GANot scored23.9$2M+9.2%
Bacon County, GANot scored12.4$2.9M−0.4%
Dooly County, GANot scored12.5$3.2M−0.1%
Evans County, GANot scored24.9$1.5M+2.2%
Early County, GANot scored24.9$1.5M−3.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored25.6$1.3M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored24.8$1.5M−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored12.8$2.6M−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored12.7$2.8M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored13.0$2.2M−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored00.0n/a−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored25.9$1.2M−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored13.1$2.2M+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored26.7$1.2M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored13.1$2.2M0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored13.4$2.2M+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored14.4$1.8M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored13.9$1.9M−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored00.0n/a−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored212.2$643K+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored00.0n/a+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored00.0n/a−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored00.0n/a+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 nail salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Georgia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3,007 nail salons in Georgia. 948 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 847 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 39.5% from 2019. Another 23,209 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Georgia spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.8B a year, or $926 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,007 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Georgia has 7.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Georgia would have about 2,257, against 3,007 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,810 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for nail salons?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Statesboro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 77 scored counties in Georgia, Walton County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 32 for nail salons (lower middle), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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