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Nail salons in Marion County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Marion County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$9.9M
On personal care products and services · $872 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,525
+0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 nail salons in Marion County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $872 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $9.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 48% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Marion County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Marion County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 nail salons on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.54.76.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$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+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$872$970$1,005
Median household income$62,903$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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,525+0.2% since 2020
Households
11,323
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$62,903+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,181
Median home value
$162,000
Jobs located here
12,711
Daytime population
28,078Residents 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 Marion 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
Marion County, MONot scored43.5$2.5M+0.2%

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Marion County, MO?

Marion County has 4 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.9M a year, or $872 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,323 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 3.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Marion County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Marion County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 28,525 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,323 households. The median household income in Marion County is $62,903 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Marion 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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