Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Nail salons in Dawson County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Dawson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #961 of 1,328 scored counties
#39 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $967K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 nail salons in Dawson County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 73% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Dawson County spend about $11.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $967K per salon, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Dawson County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 2,315 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County grew 30.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #961 of 1,328 scored counties and #39 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $967K | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,315 | 4,810 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $207K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents 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 |
| 39Dawson County, GA | 40 | 12 | 10.4 | $967K | +30.7% | #961 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 spas39
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Dawson County, GA?
Dawson County has 12 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $967K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Dawson County has 10.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $967K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Dawson County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,315 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dawson County scores 40 for nail salons (lower middle), #961 of 1,328 scored counties.
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