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Nail salons in Dougherty County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Dougherty County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,324 of 1,328 scored counties
#77 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 30
- 14 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On personal care products and services · $715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $817K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, Dougherty County has a Groundwork market score of 3 (very low): #1,324 of 1,328 scored counties and #77 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Dougherty County spend about $24.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $715 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $817K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 30 nail salons on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 47%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Dougherty County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Dougherty County. Population estimates show Dougherty County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $817K | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,810 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $715 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 77Dougherty County, GA | 3 | 30 | 8.8 | $817K | −3.0% | #1,324 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 spas17
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops3
- Nail salons3
- Spas and skin care24
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Dougherty County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 nail salons in Dougherty County. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Dougherty County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.5M a year, or $715 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $817K 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Dougherty County has 8.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $817K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 15, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 3 for nail salons (very low), #1,324 of 1,328 scored counties.
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