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Nail salons in Emmet County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Emmet County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #186 of 1,328 scored counties
#16 of 34 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,031 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,775
−1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 nail salons in Emmet County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 45% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in Emmet County spend about $15.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,031 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per salon, 87% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Emmet County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emmet County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For nail salons, Emmet County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #186 of 1,328 scored counties and #16 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Emmet County 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.

Nail salons in Emmet County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEmmet CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.36.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.3M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,7063,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+71.8%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,031$986$1,005
Median household income$78,112$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6865

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
54 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Emmet 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 Emmet County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,775−1.0% since 2020
Households
15,190
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$78,112+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,768
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
15,430
Daytime population
36,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for nail salons, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Emmet County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI87383.4$3.2M+3.9%#13 of 1,328
2Livingston County, MI84283.7$3.2M+1.7%#24 of 1,328
3Clinton County, MI8051.6$6.8M+1.6%#45 of 1,328
4Allegan County, MI79112.4$4.3M+2.1%#51 of 1,328
5Barry County, MI7762.5$4.1M+2.2%#64 of 1,328
6Washtenaw County, MI77533.5$3.1M−0.4%#66 of 1,328
7Monroe County, MI75132.1$4.9M+0.7%#79 of 1,328
8Montcalm County, MI7462.4$3.7M+4.1%#98 of 1,328
9Muskegon County, MI73213.1$2.9M+1.8%#114 of 1,328
10Marquette County, MI7162.1$4.3M+2.3%#129 of 1,328
16Emmet County, MI6853.3$3.1M−1.0%#186 of 1,328

Other business types in Emmet County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Emmet County, MI?

There are 5 nail salons on map listings in Emmet County as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Emmet County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Emmet County, MI spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.7M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 15,190 households in Emmet County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Emmet County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Emmet County has 3.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.1M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Emmet County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Emmet County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Emmet County at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in Emmet County is $78,112 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Emmet County scores 68 for nail salons (upper middle), #186 of 1,328 scored counties.

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