Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Nail salons in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #891 of 1,328 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 238
- 59 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- +18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $360.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,151 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Essex County spend about $360.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,151 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 238 nail salons, that is $1.5M per salon, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Essex County has 238 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 25%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Essex County was 147 in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,130 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 362 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $917K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Essex County.
Population estimates show Essex County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Essex County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #891 of 1,328 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,130 | 2,532 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.6% | +18.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,151 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 147+18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 362Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23859 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $917K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for nail salons, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 80 | 29 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +10.4% | #50 of 1,328 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 69 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.1M | −0.3% | #159 of 1,328 |
| 3Berkshire County, MA | 63 | 21 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #320 of 1,328 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 60 | 193 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +3.7% | #399 of 1,328 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 51 | 466 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #668 of 1,328 |
| 6Barnstable County, MA | 51 | 71 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #672 of 1,328 |
| 7Suffolk County, MA | 49 | 186 | 5.7 | $2M | +0.1% | #726 of 1,328 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 48 | 156 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #761 of 1,328 |
| 9Hampden County, MA | 45 | 118 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #838 of 1,328 |
| 10Essex County, MA | 43 | 238 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #891 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Essex 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 spas38
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 238 nail salons in Essex County. 59 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. Official counts list 362 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $360.4M a year, or $1,151 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 238 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Essex County has 7.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Essex County would have about 216, against 238 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,130 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 43 for nail salons (lower middle), #891 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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