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Nail salons in Boyd County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,252 of 1,328 scored counties
#30 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.2M
On personal care products and services · $787 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,751
−0.9% 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

Boyd County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,252 of 1,328 scored counties and #30 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 nail salons in Boyd County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $787 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Boyd County spend about $15.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 24% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Boyd County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Boyd County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Boyd County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boyd County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyd CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.23.96.0
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,5083,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.3%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$787$833$1,005
Median household income$61,118$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1856

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Boyd 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 Boyd County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,751−0.9% since 2020
Households
19,309
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
160 sq. mi.
People per square mile
300
Median household income
$61,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,641
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
24,266
Daytime population
53,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY9062.6$4.4M+4.9%#3 of 1,328
2Kenton County, KY78243.6$2.6M+3.9%#59 of 1,328
3Campbell County, KY7492.3$4.1M+2.5%#96 of 1,328
4Jessamine County, KY7252.5$3.6M+7.8%#119 of 1,328
5Madison County, KY70113.0$2.8M+9.4%#147 of 1,328
6Bullitt County, KY66134.1$2.3M+5.0%#247 of 1,328
7Nelson County, KY6273.7$2.3M+4.8%#342 of 1,328
8Shelby County, KY6294.9$1.9M+6.2%#351 of 1,328
9Scott County, KY60135.7$1.7M+8.2%#406 of 1,328
10Daviess County, KY59122.9$2.9M+1.5%#413 of 1,328
30Boyd County, KY18126.2$1.3M−0.9%#1,252 of 1,328

Other business types in Boyd County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Boyd County, KY?

There are 12 nail salons on map listings in Boyd County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Boyd County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boyd County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.2M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,309 households in Boyd County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boyd County, KY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Boyd County has 6.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Boyd County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Boyd County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyd County at 47,751 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,309 households. The median household income in Boyd County is $61,118 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Boyd County scores 18 for nail salons (low), #1,252 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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