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Nail salons in Washington County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Washington 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On personal care products and services · $837 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
23,810
+1.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $7.5M a year: $837 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Washington County has 2 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 nail salons on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.76.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$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+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$837$970$1,005
Median household income$56,043$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,810+1.6% since 2020
Households
8,920
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
760 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$56,043+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,592
Median home value
$129,400
Jobs located here
5,111
Daytime population
19,751Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, MONot scored22.2$3.7M+1.6%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Washington County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 nail salons in Washington County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $837 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 8,920 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington 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, Washington County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 23,810 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,920 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,043, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Washington 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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