Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Georgia
Nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area
The nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 173
- 67 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $201.4M
- On personal care products and services · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 641,231
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #309 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area comes to about $201.4M a year: $869 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 173 nail salons on map listings in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 67 are chain locations, or 39%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,819 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Augusta-Richmond County metro area grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Augusta-Richmond County metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Augusta-Richmond County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,819 | 4,810 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +39.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $869 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,344 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 340.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,011Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17367 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area, 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 the Augusta-Richmond County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 641,231+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 231,857
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,481 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $69,344+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,940
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 228,609
- Daytime population
- 608,615Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Augusta-Richmond County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dalton, GA | 54 | 22 | 4.2 | $2M | +3.5% | #156 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 53 | 150 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 2Hinesville, GA | 47 | 16 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +12.6% | #222 of 387 |
| 3Valdosta, GA | 43 | 32 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +3.3% | #260 of 387 |
| 4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 43 | 1,897 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #262 of 387 |
| 5Rome, GA | 42 | 20 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +2.8% | #269 of 387 |
| 6Athens-Clarke County, GA | 40 | 51 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #297 of 387 |
| 7Gainesville, GA | 39 | 52 | 7.1 | $1.3M | +11.4% | #305 of 387 |
| 8Savannah, GA | 39 | 125 | 7.8 | $1.2M | +8.1% | #308 of 387 |
| 9Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 39 | 173 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +4.7% | #309 of 387 |
Other business types in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area
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 salons37
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 173 nail salons in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area. 67 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 1,011 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $201.4M a year, or $869 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 231,857 households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Augusta-Richmond County metro area has 7.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Augusta-Richmond County metro area would have about 121, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,819 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Augusta-Richmond County metro area at 641,231 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,857 households. Median household income in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area is $69,344, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. The Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 39 for nail salons (lower middle), #309 of 387 scored metro areas.
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