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Nail salons in Adams County, IN
The nail salons in Adams County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #596 of 1,328 scored counties
#28 of 38 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On personal care products and services · $918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,650
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $918 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $11.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 6 nail salons, that is $1.9M per salon, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Adams County has 6 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Adams County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #596 of 1,328 scored counties and #28 of 38 scored counties in Indiana.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Adams County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,000 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +67.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $918 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,289 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 63 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,650+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,401
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 107
- Median household income
- $65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,576
- Median home value
- $178,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,315
- Daytime population
- 33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 90 | 13 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +13.5% | #5 of 1,328 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 85 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +4.4% | #19 of 1,328 |
| 3Dearborn County, IN | 77 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #63 of 1,328 |
| 4Allen County, IN | 75 | 70 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #90 of 1,328 |
| 5Boone County, IN | 75 | 18 | 6.3 | $2M | +13.5% | #93 of 1,328 |
| 6Porter County, IN | 74 | 30 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #105 of 1,328 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 74 | 12 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #106 of 1,328 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 74 | 26 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +7.5% | #111 of 1,328 |
| 9Hendricks County, IN | 72 | 50 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +10.2% | #127 of 1,328 |
| 10Kosciusko County, IN | 71 | 9 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +0.9% | #130 of 1,328 |
| 28Adams County, IN | 53 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #596 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Adams 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 spas45
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Adams County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 nail salons in Adams County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Adams County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.4M a year, or $918 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, IN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Adams County has 4.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Adams County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Adams County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 53 for nail salons (upper middle), #596 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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