Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Nail salons in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #439 of 1,328 scored counties
#13 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 42
- 18 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $127.8M
- On personal care products and services · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 nail salons in St. Louis city. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 43%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $882 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $127.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 82% 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.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in St. Louis city in 2023. That is one for every 7,626 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 587 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show St. Louis city declined 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis city scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #439 of 1,328 scored counties and #13 of 32 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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.
| Measure | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,626 | 6,286 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.1% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $882 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $784K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 587Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian County, MO | 90 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +8.3% | #2 of 1,328 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 90 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +11.4% | #4 of 1,328 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 78 | 16 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +7.1% | #58 of 1,328 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 42 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #91 of 1,328 |
| 5Boone County, MO | 71 | 36 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #137 of 1,328 |
| 6Franklin County, MO | 69 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #173 of 1,328 |
| 7Lafayette County, MO | 68 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #192 of 1,328 |
| 8St. Charles County, MO | 68 | 94 | 5.8 | $2M | +4.9% | #195 of 1,328 |
| 9Pettis County, MO | 66 | 5 | 2.9 | $3M | +2.9% | #239 of 1,328 |
| 10Pulaski County, MO | 63 | 5 | 3.0 | $3M | +0.8% | #317 of 1,328 |
| 13St. Louis city, MO | 58 | 42 | 2.9 | $3M | −7.4% | #439 of 1,328 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 spas39
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops20
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in St. Louis city, MO?
There are 42 nail salons on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. 18 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 587 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $127.8M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
St. Louis city has 2.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 77, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,626 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 58 for nail salons (upper middle), #439 of 1,328 scored counties.
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