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Nail salons in Ellis County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Ellis County, KS, set against other counties 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
$11M
On personal care products and services · $899 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,075
+0.4% 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 $899 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $11M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.7M per salon, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Ellis County has 3 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Ellis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Ellis County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 nail salons on map listings, Ellis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ellis County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Ellis County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureEllis CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.46.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.3M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5513,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+63.3%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$899$996$1,005
Median household income$63,084$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
12Businesses 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,075+0.4% since 2020
Households
12,251
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,365
Median home value
$216,300
Jobs located here
15,340
Daytime population
30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leavenworth County, KS8662.0$5.4M+3.2%#14 of 1,328
2Wyandotte County, KS72172.8$3.2M+1.0%#120 of 1,328
3Shawnee County, KS65233.0$3.1M0.0%#260 of 1,328
4Douglas County, KS59214.2$2.4M+1.8%#418 of 1,328
5Johnson County, KS581536.1$2M+4.2%#460 of 1,328
6Harvey County, KS5653.6$2.6M−1.2%#501 of 1,328
7Butler County, KS48166.3$1.6M+3.1%#758 of 1,328
8Riley County, KS46134.7$1.9M+0.8%#796 of 1,328
9Finney County, KS4675.3$1.8M−2.1%#799 of 1,328
10Crawford County, KS4474.4$1.9M+0.1%#860 of 1,328
Ellis County, KSNot scored32.4$3.7M+0.4%

Other business types in Ellis County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Ellis County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 nail salons in Ellis County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Ellis County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on personal care products and services?

About $11M a year, or $899 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Ellis County has 2.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.7M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ellis County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County 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 Ellis 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 Ellis County

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