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Nail salons in Audrain County, MO

The nail salons in Audrain County, MO, 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 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On personal care products and services · $856 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,528
−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

Households in Audrain County spend about $7.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $856 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 nail salons, that is $3.9M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 2 nail salons on map listings in Audrain County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Audrain County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Audrain County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 nail salons on map listings, Audrain County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Audrain County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Audrain County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAudrain CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.76.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,2863,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.1%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$856$970$1,005
Median household income$59,448$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Audrain 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 Audrain County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,528−1.0% since 2020
Households
9,219
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,893
Median home value
$143,100
Jobs located here
8,235
Daytime population
22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Christian County, MO9082.3$4.5M+8.3%#2 of 1,328
2Lincoln County, MO9062.6$3.9M+11.4%#4 of 1,328
3Cass County, MO78163.7$2.9M+7.1%#58 of 1,328
4Jefferson County, MO75424.8$2.1M+2.7%#91 of 1,328
5Boone County, MO71364.7$2.1M+4.2%#137 of 1,328
6Franklin County, MO69174.0$2.5M+3.1%#173 of 1,328
7Lafayette County, MO6854.0$2.5M+1.4%#192 of 1,328
8St. Charles County, MO68945.8$2M+4.9%#195 of 1,328
9Pettis County, MO6652.9$3M+2.9%#239 of 1,328
10Pulaski County, MO6353.0$3M+0.8%#317 of 1,328
Audrain County, MONot scored22.2$3.9M−1.0%

Other business types in Audrain County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Audrain County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 nail salons in Audrain County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Audrain County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Audrain County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.9M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Audrain County has 2 nail salons on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Audrain County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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