Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Michigan
Nail salons in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 53
- 23 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 370,214
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Ann Arbor metro area scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #13 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for nail salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 nail salons in the Ann Arbor metro area. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in the Ann Arbor metro area spend about $166.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,109 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per salon, 88% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Ann Arbor metro area classed as nail salons. That is one for every 10,754 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $460K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Ann Arbor metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ann Arbor metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Ann Arbor metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Ann Arbor metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,754 | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,109 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,180 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 225Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $460K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Ann Arbor metro area, 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 the Ann Arbor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 370,214−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 150,550
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 524
- Median household income
- $89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,750
- Median home value
- $374,100
- Jobs located here
- 186,868
- Daytime population
- 409,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for nail salons, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ann Arbor metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Traverse City, MI | 81 | 23 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 75 | 211 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +2.8% | #18 of 387 |
| 4Monroe, MI | 74 | 13 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +0.7% | #19 of 387 |
| 5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 72 | 21 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #27 of 387 |
| 6Midland, MI | 71 | 12 | 3.4 | $3M | +0.3% | #32 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 69 | 48 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #43 of 387 |
| 7Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 69 | 85 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +1.4% | #44 of 387 |
| 8Jackson, MI | 68 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.7M | −0.4% | #48 of 387 |
| 9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 68 | 50 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +0.8% | #50 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ann Arbor metro area
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 spas65
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons76
- 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 the Ann Arbor, MI metro area?
The Ann Arbor metro area has 53 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 225 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $166.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 150,550 households in the Ann Arbor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ann Arbor, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Ann Arbor metro area has 3.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.1M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Ann Arbor metro area would have about 100, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,754 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ann Arbor, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ann Arbor metro area at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. The median household income in the Ann Arbor metro area is $89,180 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. The Ann Arbor metro area scores 76 for nail salons (high), #13 of 387 scored metro areas.
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