Beauty and personal care · County · Idaho
Nail salons in Kootenai County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Kootenai County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #464 of 1,328 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 46
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 nail salons in Kootenai County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kootenai County comes to about $71.3M a year: $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 46 nail salons, that is $1.5M per salon, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Kootenai County in 2023. That is one for every 4,745 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Kootenai County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #464 of 1,328 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,745 | 7,276 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +58.1% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $991 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 469 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for nail salons, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Kootenai County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bannock County, ID | 76 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.1M | +4.9% | #72 of 1,328 |
| 2Canyon County, ID | 76 | 42 | 4.9 | $2M | +18.1% | #77 of 1,328 |
| 3Twin Falls County, ID | 73 | 16 | 4.6 | $2M | +7.9% | #118 of 1,328 |
| 4Nez Perce County, ID | 69 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #163 of 1,328 |
| 5Madison County, ID | 64 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #294 of 1,328 |
| 6Bonneville County, ID | 64 | 28 | 6.3 | $1.6M | +8.9% | #308 of 1,328 |
| 7Bonner County, ID | 63 | 11 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +14.8% | #335 of 1,328 |
| 8Ada County, ID | 60 | 133 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +9.6% | #407 of 1,328 |
| 9Kootenai County, ID | 58 | 46 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +11.0% | #464 of 1,328 |
| 10Blaine County, ID | 49 | 8 | 7.7 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #741 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Kootenai 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 spas42
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Kootenai County, ID?
Kootenai County has 46 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on personal care products and services?
About $71.3M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Kootenai County has 6.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,745 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kootenai County scores 58 for nail salons (upper middle), #464 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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