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Nail salons in Jefferson County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Jefferson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On personal care products and services · $746 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,011
−4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $746 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $4.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.4M per salon, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Jefferson County has 3 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 nail salons on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson 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.

Nail salons in Jefferson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.27.46.0
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8103,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.5%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$746$926$1,005
Median household income$53,014$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,011−4.2% since 2020
Households
5,751
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$53,014+56.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,603
Median home value
$105,400
Jobs located here
4,799
Daytime population
14,334Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, GA78133.6$2.6M+16.0%#60 of 1,328
2Oconee County, GA7596.0$1.9M+6.9%#94 of 1,328
3Effingham County, GA72114.5$2.1M+14.1%#123 of 1,328
4Coweta County, GA72325.7$1.8M+9.2%#126 of 1,328
5Pickens County, GA6964.5$2.1M+11.4%#180 of 1,328
6Gilmer County, GA6453.8$2.2M+7.9%#299 of 1,328
7Newton County, GA64204.9$1.8M+11.2%#304 of 1,328
8Bryan County, GA64116.6$1.6M+15.6%#309 of 1,328
9Walker County, GA6183.0$2.6M+3.7%#362 of 1,328
10Barrow County, GA59154.9$1.9M+18.7%#431 of 1,328
Jefferson County, GANot scored35.2$1.4M−4.2%

Other business types in Jefferson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Jefferson County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 nail salons in Jefferson County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jefferson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.3M a year, or $746 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 5,751 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Jefferson County has 5.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending.

How fast is Jefferson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,011 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,751 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.2%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson County. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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