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Nail salons in Allen County, IN
The nail salons in Allen County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #90 of 1,328 scored counties
#4 of 38 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 70
- 16 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $150.3M
- On personal care products and services · $960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,329
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Allen County is 75 (high), #90 of 1,328 scored counties and #4 of 38 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Allen County comes to about $150.3M a year: $960 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 70 nail salons on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 23%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 17,397 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Allen County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Allen 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 | Allen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,397 | 14,000 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +67.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $960 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,737 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $730K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 641Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,329+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,570
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 597
- Median household income
- $70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,582
- Median home value
- $214,900
- Jobs located here
- 204,663
- Daytime population
- 410,535Residents 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 |
Other business types in Allen 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 spas51
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Allen County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 nail salons in Allen County. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 641 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $150.3M a year, or $960 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Allen County has 4.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Allen County would have about 90, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,397 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 75 for nail salons (high), #90 of 1,328 scored counties.
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