Beauty and personal care · County · Nebraska
Nail salons in Scotts Bluff County, NE
How Scotts Bluff County, NE 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,122 of 1,328 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On personal care products and services · $893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,586
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Scotts Bluff County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,122 of 1,328 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 nail salons in Scotts Bluff County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $893 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Scotts Bluff County spend about $13.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.5M per salon, 10% below 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 Scotts Bluff County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scotts Bluff County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Scotts Bluff County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,343 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $893 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,614 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 70 |
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
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,586−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,078
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $63,614+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,943
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,332
- Daytime population
- 35,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 84 | 38 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +9.0% | #25 of 1,328 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 75 | 125 | 5.2 | $2M | +3.6% | #92 of 1,328 |
| 3Dodge County, NE | 66 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +2.6% | #240 of 1,328 |
| 4Lancaster County, NE | 65 | 78 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #275 of 1,328 |
| 5Buffalo County, NE | 63 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #324 of 1,328 |
| 6Adams County, NE | 58 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −0.3% | #445 of 1,328 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 53 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #600 of 1,328 |
| 8Madison County, NE | 51 | 7 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #664 of 1,328 |
| 9Lincoln County, NE | 41 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.9M | −3.6% | #921 of 1,328 |
| 10Hall County, NE | 35 | 18 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,052 of 1,328 |
| 12Scotts Bluff County, NE | 31 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #1,122 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Scotts Bluff 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 spas36
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Scotts Bluff County, NE?
Scotts Bluff County has 9 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Scotts Bluff County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scotts Bluff County, NE spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.5M a year, or $893 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,078 households in Scotts Bluff County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scotts Bluff County, NE compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Scotts Bluff County has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Scotts Bluff County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Scotts Bluff County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Scotts Bluff County at 35,586 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,078 households. The median household income in Scotts Bluff County is $63,614 a year, 21% 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. Scotts Bluff County scores 31 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,122 of 1,328 scored counties.
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