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Nail salons in Bergen County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Bergen County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #993 of 1,328 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
348
84 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
338
−0.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$453M
On personal care products and services · $1,276 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
977,026
+2.4% 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

At $1,276 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Bergen County spend about $453M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 348 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Bergen County has 348 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Bergen County was 338 in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 273 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Bergen County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bergen County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bergen County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #993 of 1,328 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Bergen County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Bergen County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBergen CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.87.36.0
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.6M$1.7M
Households per official establishment1,0511,6503,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.9%+0.7%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,276$1,166$1,005
Median household income$124,884$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3841

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
341 → 338−0.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,422
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
273Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
34884 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
271The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Bergen 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 Bergen County

Population, 2025 estimate
977,026+2.4% since 2020
Households
355,127
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,134
Median household income
$124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$171,275
Median home value
$623,000
Jobs located here
465,824
Daytime population
953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for nail salons, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Bergen County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hunterdon County, NJ61275.3$2.5M+2.3%#365 of 1,328
2Sussex County, NJ61305.2$2.3M+2.9%#370 of 1,328
3Mercer County, NJ59735.1$2.3M+3.3%#420 of 1,328
4Salem County, NJ58104.0$2.5M+2.3%#444 of 1,328
5Warren County, NJ55265.7$1.9M+3.2%#537 of 1,328
6Ocean County, NJ521496.1$1.8M+5.6%#626 of 1,328
7Middlesex County, NJ511946.3$1.9M+2.6%#663 of 1,328
8Somerset County, NJ511007.6$1.8M+3.5%#667 of 1,328
9Burlington County, NJ511196.7$1.8M+4.3%#669 of 1,328
10Cumberland County, NJ48234.3$2.2M+2.2%#748 of 1,328
18Bergen County, NJ383489.8$1.3M+2.4%#993 of 1,328

Other business types in Bergen County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Bergen County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 348 nail salons in Bergen County. 84 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 338 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. Official counts list 273 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?

About $453M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 348 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Bergen County has 9.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Bergen County would have about 271, against 348 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 38 for nail salons (lower middle), #993 of 1,328 scored counties.

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