Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Nail salons in Muskegon County, MI
How Muskegon 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #114 of 1,328 scored counties
#9 of 34 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 21
- 7 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On personal care products and services · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,901
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Muskegon County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #114 of 1,328 scored counties and #9 of 34 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
Households in Muskegon County spend about $60.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $899 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 nail salons, that is $2.9M per salon, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 21 nail salons on map listings in Muskegon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Muskegon County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 22,577 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Muskegon County. Population estimates put the population change in Muskegon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Muskegon 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 | Muskegon 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 | 22,577 | 16,706 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +71.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $899 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,024 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $319K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,901+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,732
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,950
- Median home value
- $198,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,600
- Daytime population
- 160,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for nail salons, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Muskegon County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Muskegon 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 salons55
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons73
- Spas and skin care68
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Muskegon County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 nail salons in Muskegon County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Muskegon County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $60.9M a year, or $899 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskegon County, MI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Muskegon 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, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 36, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,577 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 73 for nail salons (upper middle), #114 of 1,328 scored counties.
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