Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Nail salons in Ingham County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Ingham County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #270 of 1,328 scored counties
#20 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 56
- 20 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.2M
- On personal care products and services · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 289,709
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 nail salons in Ingham County. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Ingham County spend about $109.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $933 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 56 nail salons, that is $2M per salon, 17% 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 7 businesses with payroll in Ingham County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 16,728 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 315 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Ingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Ingham County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #270 of 1,328 scored counties and #20 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ingham 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 | Ingham County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,728 | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $933 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,526 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $861K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 315Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5620 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Ingham 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 Ingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 289,709+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 117,096
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $65,526+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,082
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 166,989
- Daytime population
- 339,161Residents 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 |
| 20Ingham County, MI | 65 | 56 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.7% | #270 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Ingham 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 spas46
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons65
- 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 Ingham County, MI?
There are 56 nail salons on map listings in Ingham County as of September 2026. 20 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 315 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ingham County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $109.2M a year, or $933 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,096 households in Ingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ingham County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Ingham County has 4.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ingham County would have about 65, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,728 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Ingham County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ingham County at 289,709 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,096 households. The median household income in Ingham County is $65,526 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Ingham County scores 65 for nail salons (upper middle), #270 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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