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Nail salons in Taos County, NM

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On personal care products and services · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,564
+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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Taos County comes to about $13.6M a year: $877 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 3 nail salons on map listings in Taos County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 68% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Taos County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taos County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 nail salons on map listings, Taos County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Taos 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 Taos County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureTaos CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.94.46.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,1663,754
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$877$913$1,005
Median household income$58,950$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Taos 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 Taos County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,564+0.3% since 2020
Households
15,549
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$58,950+53.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,052
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
10,507
Daytime population
34,773Residents 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 Taos 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
Taos County, NMNot scored31.9$4.5M+0.3%

Other business types in Taos County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Taos County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 nail salons in Taos County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Taos County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $877 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 15,549 households in Taos County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taos County has 1.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $4.5M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Taos County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Taos County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Taos County at 34,564 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,549 households. Median household income in Taos County is $58,950, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.8%, 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. Taos County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Taos County

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