Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Nail salons in Walton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Walton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #60 of 1,328 scored counties
#1 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 7 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.3M
- On personal care products and services · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,696
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
Walton County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #60 of 1,328 scored counties and #1 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
At $932 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Walton County spend about $33.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 13 nail salons, that is $2.6M per salon, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 13 nail salons on map listings in Walton County as of September 2026. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Walton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Walton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Walton 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 | Walton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +16.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $932 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,945 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 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
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,696+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 35,755
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $84,945+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,167
- Median home value
- $339,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,476
- Daytime population
- 82,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Walton County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Walton 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 spas64
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons78
- Spas and skin care81
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Walton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 nail salons in Walton County. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Walton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walton County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $33.3M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 35,755 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, GA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Walton County has 3.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.6M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Walton County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Walton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 112,696 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,755 households. Median household income in Walton County is $84,945, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Walton County scores 78 for nail salons (high), #60 of 1,328 scored counties.
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