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Nail salons in Burlington County, NJ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #669 of 1,328 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
119
26 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
106
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$210.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,185 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
481,439
+4.3% 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 $1,185 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Burlington County spend about $210.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.8M per salon, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 119 nail salons on map listings in Burlington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Burlington County was 106 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,672 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $447K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Burlington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Burlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Burlington County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #669 of 1,328 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Burlington 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 Burlington County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureBurlington CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.77.36.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.6M$1.7M
Households per official establishment1,6721,6503,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%+0.7%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,185$1,166$1,005
Median household income$108,111$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5141

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
98 → 106+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
478
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11926 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$447K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
481,439+4.3% since 2020
Households
177,222
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
585
Median household income
$108,111+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,695
Median home value
$354,000
Jobs located here
218,405
Daytime population
443,817Residents 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 Burlington 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

Other business types in Burlington County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Burlington County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 119 nail salons in Burlington County. 26 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $210.1M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 177,222 households in Burlington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burlington County has 6.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Burlington County would have about 126, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,672 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Burlington County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Burlington County at 481,439 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,222 households. Median household income in Burlington County is $108,111, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Burlington County scores 51 for nail salons (upper middle), #669 of 1,328 scored counties.

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