Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Nail salons in Polk County, GA
The nail salons in Polk County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #989 of 1,328 scored counties
#41 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On personal care products and services · $790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,514
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $12.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $790 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Polk County has 9 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Polk County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Polk County is 38 (lower middle), #989 of 1,328 scored counties and #41 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | +6.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $790 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,515 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 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
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,514+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,901
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 310 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $58,515+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,122
- Median home value
- $187,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,410
- Daytime population
- 36,371Residents 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 |
| 41Polk County, GA | 38 | 9 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +6.0% | #989 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Polk 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 spas54
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Polk County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 nail salons in Polk County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Polk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.6M a year, or $790 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 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 15,901 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Polk County has 5.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Polk County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Polk County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,514 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,901 households. Median household income in Polk County is $58,515, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Polk County scores 38 for nail salons (lower middle), #989 of 1,328 scored counties.
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