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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Indiana

Nail salons in the Peru, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Peru, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On personal care products and services · $880 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,487
−3.9% 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

Households in the Peru area spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $880 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per salon, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 3 nail salons on map listings in the Peru area as of September 2026. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in the Peru area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Peru area declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 nail salons on map listings, the Peru area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Peru area 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 Peru, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePeru areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.56.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.2M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,0003,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+67.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$880$971$1,005
Median household income$61,139$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 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 the Peru area, 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 the Peru area

Population, 2025 estimate
34,487−3.9% since 2020
Households
13,318
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
374 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$61,139+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,345
Median home value
$126,200
Jobs located here
8,510
Daytime population
29,652Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for nail salons, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Peru area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warsaw, IN7892.8$3.5M+0.9%#15 of 387
2Auburn, IN7663.5$2.7M+2.9%#22 of 387
3Crawfordsville, IN7263.8$2.5M+2.7%#48 of 387
4Jasper, IN7174.0$2.5M+0.9%#55 of 387
5Seymour, IN6973.9$2.4M+1.9%#73 of 387
6Decatur, IN5864.8$1.9M+2.2%#141 of 387
7Wabash, IN5753.9$2.3M−0.7%#148 of 387
8Richmond, IN5593.3$2.6M−0.5%#160 of 387
9New Castle, IN5584.3$2.1M+0.5%#165 of 387
10Frankfort, IN5364.8$1.9M+0.4%#185 of 387
Peru, INNot scored32.3$3.9M−3.9%

Other business types in the Peru area

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in the Peru, IN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 nail salons in the Peru area. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in the Peru area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Peru, IN area spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.7M a year, or $880 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,318 households in the Peru area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Peru, IN area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

The Peru area has 2.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Peru area would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Peru, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Peru area at 34,487 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,318 households. Median household income in the Peru area is $61,139, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Peru area has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Peru area. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in the Peru area

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