Beauty and personal care · County · Kentucky
Nail salons in Madison County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Madison County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 1,328 scored counties
#5 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 6 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On personal care products and services · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,696
- +9.4% since 2020
See the nail salons around any address in Madison 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 Madison 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
Households in Madison County spend about $30.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $832 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per salon, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 11 nail salons on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Madison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Madison County is 70 (upper middle), #147 of 1,328 scored counties and #5 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Madison 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.
| Measure | Madison County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,508 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $832 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,351 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 56 |
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
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,696+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,051
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,157
- Median home value
- $232,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,314
- Daytime population
- 89,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Madison 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 Madison 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 Kentucky
Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for nail salons, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Madison County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 90 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.4M | +4.9% | #3 of 1,328 |
| 2Kenton County, KY | 78 | 24 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #59 of 1,328 |
| 3Campbell County, KY | 74 | 9 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +2.5% | #96 of 1,328 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 72 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +7.8% | #119 of 1,328 |
| 5Madison County, KY | 70 | 11 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +9.4% | #147 of 1,328 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 66 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +5.0% | #247 of 1,328 |
| 7Nelson County, KY | 62 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #342 of 1,328 |
| 8Shelby County, KY | 62 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #351 of 1,328 |
| 9Scott County, KY | 60 | 13 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +8.2% | #406 of 1,328 |
| 10Daviess County, KY | 59 | 12 | 2.9 | $2.9M | +1.5% | #413 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Madison 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 spas53
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Madison County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 nail salons in Madison County. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, KY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Madison County has 3.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.8M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Madison County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Madison County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 70 for nail salons (upper middle), #147 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Madison 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 Madison County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Madison 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 Madison 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.