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Nail salons in Washington County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Washington County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #831 of 1,328 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 31
- 14 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.6M
- On personal care products and services · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 nail salons in Washington County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 45%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $54.6M a year: $913 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 nail salons, that is $1.8M per salon, 5% above 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 3,988 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Washington County is 45 (lower middle), #831 of 1,328 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Maryland.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,988 | 3,998 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $913 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cecil County, MD | 81 | 11 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #37 of 1,328 |
| 2Queen Anne’s County, MD | 72 | 12 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +8.8% | #125 of 1,328 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 67 | 39 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #220 of 1,328 |
| 4Frederick County, MD | 67 | 66 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +11.0% | #222 of 1,328 |
| 5Harford County, MD | 62 | 56 | 5.5 | $2M | +2.0% | #349 of 1,328 |
| 6Montgomery County, MD | 60 | 204 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #395 of 1,328 |
| 7St. Mary’s County, MD | 57 | 28 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #488 of 1,328 |
| 8Dorchester County, MD | 49 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #732 of 1,328 |
| 9Howard County, MD | 48 | 97 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #759 of 1,328 |
| 10Baltimore city, MD | 47 | 113 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #775 of 1,328 |
| 14Washington County, MD | 45 | 31 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #831 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas41
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Washington County, MD?
Washington County has 31 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $54.6M a year, or $913 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Washington County has 5.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Washington County would have about 33, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,988 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #831 of 1,328 scored counties.
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