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Nail salons in Johnson County, KS
How Johnson County, KS 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #460 of 1,328 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 153
- 51 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- +61.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $304.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,220 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,220 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $304.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Johnson County has 153 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 33%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Johnson County in 2023, up 61.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,446 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 303 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Johnson County is 58 (upper middle), #460 of 1,328 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in Kansas.
How Johnson 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.
| Measure | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,446 | 4,551 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +61.9% | +63.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,220 | $996 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 102+61.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 629
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 303Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15351 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for nail salons, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Johnson County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leavenworth County, KS | 86 | 6 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +3.2% | #14 of 1,328 |
| 2Wyandotte County, KS | 72 | 17 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #120 of 1,328 |
| 3Shawnee County, KS | 65 | 23 | 3.0 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #260 of 1,328 |
| 4Douglas County, KS | 59 | 21 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #418 of 1,328 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 58 | 153 | 6.1 | $2M | +4.2% | #460 of 1,328 |
| 6Harvey County, KS | 56 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #501 of 1,328 |
| 7Butler County, KS | 48 | 16 | 6.3 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #758 of 1,328 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 46 | 13 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +0.8% | #796 of 1,328 |
| 9Finney County, KS | 46 | 7 | 5.3 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #799 of 1,328 |
| 10Crawford County, KS | 44 | 7 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #860 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 salons63
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Johnson County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 nail salons in Johnson County. 51 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 61.9% from 2019. Official counts list 303 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on personal care products and services?
About $304.4M a year, or $1,220 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Johnson County has 6.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Johnson County would have about 182, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,446 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 61.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 58 for nail salons (upper middle), #460 of 1,328 scored counties.
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