Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Nail salons in Cherokee County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Cherokee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #605 of 1,328 scored counties
#16 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 82
- 25 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cherokee County spend about $109.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,081 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Cherokee County has 82 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (30%) are chain locations, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as nail salons, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,904 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 422 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $354K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Cherokee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #605 of 1,328 scored counties and #16 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee County 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,904 | 4,810 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | +39.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,081 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 26+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 422Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $354K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, GA | 78 | 13 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +16.0% | #60 of 1,328 |
| 2Oconee County, GA | 75 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +6.9% | #94 of 1,328 |
| 3Effingham County, GA | 72 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +14.1% | #123 of 1,328 |
| 4Coweta County, GA | 72 | 32 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +9.2% | #126 of 1,328 |
| 5Pickens County, GA | 69 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +11.4% | #180 of 1,328 |
| 6Gilmer County, GA | 64 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +7.9% | #299 of 1,328 |
| 7Newton County, GA | 64 | 20 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +11.2% | #304 of 1,328 |
| 8Bryan County, GA | 64 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +15.6% | #309 of 1,328 |
| 9Walker County, GA | 61 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #362 of 1,328 |
| 10Barrow County, GA | 59 | 15 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +18.7% | #431 of 1,328 |
| 16Cherokee County, GA | 53 | 82 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +11.6% | #605 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 spas57
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Cherokee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 nail salons in Cherokee County. 25 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. Official counts list 422 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $109.7M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Cherokee County has 8.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 66, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,904 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 53 for nail salons (upper middle), #605 of 1,328 scored counties.
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