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Nail salons in Porter County, IN
How Porter County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 1,328 scored counties
#6 of 38 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 30
- 11 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Porter County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #105 of 1,328 scored counties and #6 of 38 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 nail salons in Porter County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 37%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Porter County spend about $72.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,061 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 45% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Porter County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 9,806 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Porter County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,806 | 14,000 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +67.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,061 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $353K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 Porter 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 spas52
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops75
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Porter County, IN?
Porter County has 30 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $72.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Porter County has 4.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.4M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Porter County would have about 44, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,806 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 74 for nail salons (upper middle), #105 of 1,328 scored counties.
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