Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Nail salons in Carroll County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Carroll County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #56 of 1,328 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,784
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #56 of 1,328 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 nail salons in Carroll County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Carroll County spend about $22.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,039 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per salon, 70% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 7,282 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates show Carroll County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Carroll County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,282 | 3,232 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,039 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,463 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $398K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,784+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 21,847
- Median age
- 52.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 932 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $86,463+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,348
- Median home value
- $388,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,503
- Daytime population
- 49,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheshire County, NH | 81 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #35 of 1,328 |
| 2Carroll County, NH | 79 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #56 of 1,328 |
| 3Strafford County, NH | 68 | 21 | 4.0 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #189 of 1,328 |
| 4Grafton County, NH | 68 | 19 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #194 of 1,328 |
| 5Belknap County, NH | 64 | 9 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #282 of 1,328 |
| 6Merrimack County, NH | 58 | 31 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #456 of 1,328 |
| 7Hillsborough County, NH | 56 | 95 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #509 of 1,328 |
| 8Rockingham County, NH | 52 | 86 | 6.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #623 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas59
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops85
- Nail salons79
- 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 Carroll County, NH?
Carroll County has 8 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.7M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,847 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, NH compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Carroll County has 3.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.8M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Carroll County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,282 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 52,784 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,847 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $86,463 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Carroll County scores 79 for nail salons (high), #56 of 1,328 scored counties.
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