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Nail salons in Estill County, KY

The nail salons in Estill County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On personal care products and services · $703 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,962
−1.4% 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

Households in Estill County spend about $4.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $703 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each salon on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There is 1 nail salon on map listings in Estill County as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Estill County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Estill County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 nail salon on map listings, Estill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Estill 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 Estill County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEstill CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.73.96.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,5083,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.3%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$703$833$1,005
Median household income$46,051$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Estill 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 Estill County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,962−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,975
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$46,051+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,646
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,327
Daytime population
10,655Residents 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 Estill 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
Estill County, KYNot scored11.7$4.2M−1.4%

Other business types in Estill County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Estill County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 nail salon in Estill County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Estill County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $703 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 nail salon on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 5,975 households in Estill County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Estill County has 1 nail salon on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Estill County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Estill County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Estill County at 13,962 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,975 households. Median household income in Estill County is $46,051, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Estill County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Estill County

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