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Nail salons in Montgomery County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Montgomery County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #210 of 1,328 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On personal care products and services · $945 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,954
+2.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 nail salons in Montgomery County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Montgomery County comes to about $14.8M a year: $945 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per salon, 47% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #210 of 1,328 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montgomery 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.

Nail salons in Montgomery County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.56.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.2M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,0003,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+67.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$945$971$1,005
Median household income$71,479$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6763

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
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,954+2.7% since 2020
Households
15,602
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$71,479+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,874
Median home value
$171,800
Jobs located here
14,890
Daytime population
36,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for nail salons, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN90133.9$2.9M+13.5%#5 of 1,328
2Warrick County, IN8572.8$3.9M+4.4%#19 of 1,328
3Dearborn County, IN7752.5$4.1M+1.7%#63 of 1,328
4Allen County, IN75704.5$2.1M+4.2%#90 of 1,328
5Boone County, IN75186.3$2M+13.5%#93 of 1,328
6Porter County, IN74304.4$2.4M+1.6%#105 of 1,328
7Morgan County, IN74124.2$2.4M+4.4%#106 of 1,328
8Clark County, IN74265.1$1.9M+7.5%#111 of 1,328
9Hendricks County, IN72507.5$1.5M+10.2%#127 of 1,328
10Kosciusko County, IN7192.8$3.5M+0.9%#130 of 1,328
14Montgomery County, IN6763.8$2.5M+2.7%#210 of 1,328

Other business types in Montgomery County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Montgomery County, IN?

There are 6 nail salons on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Montgomery County, IN spend on personal care products and services?

About $14.8M a year, or $945 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,602 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, IN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Montgomery County has 3.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 38,954 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,602 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $71,479 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Montgomery County scores 67 for nail salons (upper middle), #210 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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