Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Nail salons in Cheshire County, NH
The nail salons in Cheshire County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #35 of 1,328 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,269
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Cheshire County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #35 of 1,328 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 nail salons in Cheshire County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,017 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cheshire County spend about $31.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.9M per salon, 2.3 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Cheshire County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 10,207 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Cheshire County. Population estimates put the population change in Cheshire County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cheshire 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 | Cheshire County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,207 | 3,232 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,017 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,329 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $896K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,269+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 30,620
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $83,329+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,430
- Median home value
- $280,100
- Jobs located here
- 32,125
- Daytime population
- 72,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for nail salons, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Cheshire County marked.
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 Cheshire 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 spas46
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons81
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Cheshire County, NH?
There are 8 nail salons on map listings in Cheshire County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cheshire County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.1M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,620 households in Cheshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cheshire County, NH compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Cheshire County has 2.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Cheshire County would have about 19, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,207 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Cheshire County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Cheshire County at 78,269 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,620 households. The median household income in Cheshire County is $83,329 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Cheshire County scores 81 for nail salons (high), #35 of 1,328 scored counties.
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