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Nail salons in Sagadahoc County, ME
The nail salons in Sagadahoc County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #47 of 1,328 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,979
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Sagadahoc County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #47 of 1,328 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
Households in Sagadahoc County spend about $16.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,018 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per salon, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 5 nail salons on map listings in Sagadahoc County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% 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 Sagadahoc County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Sagadahoc County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sagadahoc County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Sagadahoc County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,180 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +69.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,018 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,806 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 75 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,979+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,446
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 254 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,102
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,774
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Androscoggin County, ME | 83 | 9 | 1.9 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #26 of 1,328 |
| 2Sagadahoc County, ME | 80 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.4% | #47 of 1,328 |
| 3Hancock County, ME | 76 | 6 | 2.3 | $4M | +3.0% | #70 of 1,328 |
| 4York County, ME | 75 | 36 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +4.8% | #86 of 1,328 |
| 5Penobscot County, ME | 73 | 25 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #116 of 1,328 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 69 | 19 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #171 of 1,328 |
| 7Knox County, ME | 66 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +1.1% | #242 of 1,328 |
| 8Cumberland County, ME | 59 | 76 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +4.5% | #428 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Sagadahoc 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 spas59
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops74
- Nail salons80
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Sagadahoc County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 nail salons in Sagadahoc County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Sagadahoc County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.7M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Sagadahoc County has 3.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Sagadahoc County scores 80 for nail salons (high), #47 of 1,328 scored counties.
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