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Nail salons in Eddy County, NM

The nail salons in Eddy County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #568 of 1,328 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On personal care products and services · $980 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,509
+0.3% 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 $980 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Eddy County spend about $23.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each salon on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 14 nail salons on map listings in Eddy County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Eddy County in 2023. That is one for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Eddy County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Eddy County is 54 (upper middle), #568 of 1,328 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Eddy County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Eddy County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureEddy CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.94.46.0
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishment7,87311,1663,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+74.4%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$980$913$1,005
Median household income$78,426$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$96K
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
144 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 Eddy 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 Eddy County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,509+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,620
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,176 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,979
Median home value
$212,600
Jobs located here
30,860
Daytime population
65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM85203.5$3M+6.9%#21 of 1,328
2Valencia County, NM7572.5$3.4M+7.2%#83 of 1,328
3Santa Fe County, NM75243.4$3M+1.2%#84 of 1,328
4Doña Ana County, NM66374.4$1.9M+4.1%#249 of 1,328
5Eddy County, NM54145.9$1.7M+0.3%#568 of 1,328
6Bernalillo County, NM491625.7$1.7M−1.4%#736 of 1,328
7San Juan County, NM47163.8$2.2M−0.9%#773 of 1,328
8Chaves County, NM4483.4$2.4M−2.7%#852 of 1,328
9Otero County, NM44135.3$1.6M+3.7%#864 of 1,328
10Lea County, NM43187.3$1.3M+0.2%#895 of 1,328

Other business types in Eddy County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Eddy County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 nail salons in Eddy County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Eddy County, NM spend on personal care products and services?

About $23.1M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 23,620 households in Eddy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Eddy County, NM compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Eddy County has 5.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,873 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is Eddy County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Eddy County at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in Eddy County is $78,426, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Eddy County scores 54 for nail salons (upper middle), #568 of 1,328 scored counties.

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