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Nail salons in Ocean County, NJ
The nail salons in Ocean County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 1,328 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 149
- 44 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $262.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,746
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Ocean County comes to about $262.1M a year: $1,075 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 149 nail salons, that is $1.8M per salon, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Ocean County has 149 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Ocean County in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,158 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $225K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Ocean County.
Population estimates show Ocean County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Ocean County is 52 (upper middle), #626 of 1,328 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Ocean 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.
| Measure | Ocean County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,158 | 1,650 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +0.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,863 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 113−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 536
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14944 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 157The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $225K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Ocean 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 Ocean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,746+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 243,843
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,042
- Median household income
- $89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,774
- Median home value
- $398,400
- Jobs located here
- 183,196
- Daytime population
- 568,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for nail salons, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Ocean County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hunterdon County, NJ | 61 | 27 | 5.3 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #365 of 1,328 |
| 2Sussex County, NJ | 61 | 30 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +2.9% | #370 of 1,328 |
| 3Mercer County, NJ | 59 | 73 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +3.3% | #420 of 1,328 |
| 4Salem County, NJ | 58 | 10 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #444 of 1,328 |
| 5Warren County, NJ | 55 | 26 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #537 of 1,328 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 52 | 149 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +5.6% | #626 of 1,328 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 51 | 194 | 6.3 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #663 of 1,328 |
| 8Somerset County, NJ | 51 | 100 | 7.6 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #667 of 1,328 |
| 9Burlington County, NJ | 51 | 119 | 6.7 | $1.8M | +4.3% | #669 of 1,328 |
| 10Cumberland County, NJ | 48 | 23 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #748 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Ocean 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 spas63
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Ocean County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 nail salons in Ocean County. 44 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $262.1M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 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 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ocean County, NJ compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Ocean County has 6.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ocean County would have about 157, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,158 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #626 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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