Beauty and personal care · County · Iowa
Nail salons in Scott County, IA
How Scott County, IA 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #817 of 1,328 scored counties
#17 of 22 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 56
- 17 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
See the nail salons around any address in Scott County
The site report maps the nail salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Scott County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Scott County comes to about $74.5M a year: $1,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per salon, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 56 nail salons on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 17 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Scott County in 2023. That is one for every 6,094 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 254 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $180K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Scott County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #817 of 1,328 scored counties and #17 of 22 scored counties in Iowa.
How Scott County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,094 | 8,544 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,019 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 254Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5617 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Scott County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the nail salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Scott County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardNail salons across Iowa
Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for nail salons, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Scott County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 85 | 7 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +9.0% | #20 of 1,328 |
| 2Linn County, IA | 75 | 39 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #88 of 1,328 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 72 | 33 | 5.2 | $2M | +4.6% | #124 of 1,328 |
| 4Dubuque County, IA | 71 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #134 of 1,328 |
| 5Story County, IA | 70 | 15 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #150 of 1,328 |
| 6Pottawattamie County, IA | 67 | 9 | 2.4 | $4M | −0.7% | #200 of 1,328 |
| 7Dallas County, IA | 63 | 30 | 7.1 | $1.7M | +17.8% | #336 of 1,328 |
| 8Clinton County, IA | 62 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.1M | −0.9% | #340 of 1,328 |
| 9Jasper County, IA | 62 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #341 of 1,328 |
| 10Sioux County, IA | 62 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +2.5% | #352 of 1,328 |
| 17Scott County, IA | 46 | 56 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #817 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Scott 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 spas38
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Scott County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 nail salons in Scott County. 17 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 254 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $74.5M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Scott County has 7.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Scott County would have about 45, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,094 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 46 for nail salons (lower middle), #817 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Scott County. 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 Scott County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Scott County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Scott County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.