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Nail salons in Mason County, MI
The nail salons in Mason County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,040
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $921 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $11.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 4 nail salons, that is $2.9M per salon, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Mason County has 4 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Mason County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mason County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 nail salons on map listings, Mason County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $921 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,748 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,0400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,801
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,702
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,586
- Daytime population
- 26,202Residents 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 |
| Mason County, MI | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $2.9M | 0.0% |
Other business types in Mason 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 spas58
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Mason County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 nail salons in Mason County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $921 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 12,801 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Mason County has 3.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.9M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Mason County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Mason County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. Median household income in Mason County is $64,748, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Mason County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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