Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Nail salons in Fulton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Fulton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #956 of 1,328 scored counties
#37 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 418
- 92 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- +17.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $483.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Fulton County comes to about $483.5M a year: $1,045 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 418 nail salons on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Fulton County in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,642 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 850 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Fulton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Fulton County is 40 (lower middle), #956 of 1,328 scored counties and #37 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,642 | 4,810 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.6% | +39.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,045 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 127+17.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 850Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41892 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 289The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 |
| 37Fulton County, GA | 40 | 418 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #956 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 spas31
- Hair salons31
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Fulton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 418 nail salons in Fulton County. 92 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. Official counts list 850 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $483.5M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 418 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Fulton County has 9.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Fulton County would have about 289, against 418 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,642 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 40 for nail salons (lower middle), #956 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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