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Nail salons in Tippecanoe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #331 of 1,328 scored counties
#20 of 38 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
33
13 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.5M
On personal care products and services · $904 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
190,456
+2.2% 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

At $904 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Tippecanoe County spend about $68.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Tippecanoe County has 33 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Tippecanoe County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 9,476 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 141 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Tippecanoe County.

Population estimates put the population change in Tippecanoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Tippecanoe County is 63 (upper middle), #331 of 1,328 scored counties and #20 of 38 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTippecanoe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.56.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$1.7M
Households per official establishment9,47614,0003,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+67.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$904$971$1,005
Median household income$60,636$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$937K
One-person businesses, 2023
141Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
190,456+2.2% since 2020
Households
75,808
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
379
Median household income
$60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,483
Median home value
$239,300
Jobs located here
96,546
Daytime population
205,195Residents 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 Tippecanoe 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
20Tippecanoe County, IN63334.4$2.1M+2.2%#331 of 1,328

Other business types in Tippecanoe County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Tippecanoe County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 nail salons in Tippecanoe County. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 141 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $68.5M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 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 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tippecanoe County has 4.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Tippecanoe County would have about 41, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,476 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Tippecanoe County scores 63 for nail salons (upper middle), #331 of 1,328 scored counties.

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