Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Nail salons in Genesee County, MI
How Genesee County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #328 of 1,328 scored counties
#24 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 67
- 27 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.9M
- On personal care products and services · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 nail salons in Genesee County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $908 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Genesee County spend about $151.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 36% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Genesee County in 2023. That is one for every 20,917 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 465 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $95K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Genesee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Genesee County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Genesee County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #328 of 1,328 scored counties and #24 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Genesee 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.
| Measure | Genesee County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,917 | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $908 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $583K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 465Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6727 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $95K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Genesee 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 Genesee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 38 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #13 of 1,328 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 84 | 28 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +1.7% | #24 of 1,328 |
| 3Clinton County, MI | 80 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.8M | +1.6% | #45 of 1,328 |
| 4Allegan County, MI | 79 | 11 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +2.1% | #51 of 1,328 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 77 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #64 of 1,328 |
| 6Washtenaw County, MI | 77 | 53 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #66 of 1,328 |
| 7Monroe County, MI | 75 | 13 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +0.7% | #79 of 1,328 |
| 8Montcalm County, MI | 74 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #98 of 1,328 |
| 9Muskegon County, MI | 73 | 21 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #114 of 1,328 |
| 10Marquette County, MI | 71 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #129 of 1,328 |
| 24Genesee County, MI | 63 | 67 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #328 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Genesee 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 salons43
- Barbershops33
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Genesee County, MI?
Genesee County has 67 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 465 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Genesee County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $151.9M a year, or $908 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Genesee County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Genesee County has 4.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.3M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Genesee County would have about 91, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,917 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Genesee County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Genesee County at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Genesee County scores 63 for nail salons (upper middle), #328 of 1,328 scored counties.
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