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Nail salons in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #554 of 1,328 scored counties
#23 of 49 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 67
- 20 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −2.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Albany County comes to about $140.1M a year: $1,040 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Albany County has 67 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Albany County in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,866 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #554 of 1,328 scored counties and #23 of 49 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,866 | 1,780 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.1% | +1.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,040 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 47−2.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ulster County, NY | 76 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #69 of 1,328 |
| 2Otsego County, NY | 72 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #122 of 1,328 |
| 3Oswego County, NY | 71 | 9 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +1.0% | #128 of 1,328 |
| 4Sullivan County, NY | 71 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +2.7% | #131 of 1,328 |
| 5Columbia County, NY | 70 | 6 | 2.3 | $4.7M | −2.1% | #143 of 1,328 |
| 6Steuben County, NY | 68 | 6 | 1.5 | $5.9M | −1.6% | #183 of 1,328 |
| 7Wayne County, NY | 67 | 9 | 2.3 | $4M | +0.1% | #201 of 1,328 |
| 8Tompkins County, NY | 67 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −1.4% | #202 of 1,328 |
| 9St. Lawrence County, NY | 66 | 9 | 2.2 | $4.1M | −2.5% | #231 of 1,328 |
| 10Cattaraugus County, NY | 65 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.4M | −2.1% | #255 of 1,328 |
| 23Albany County, NY | 54 | 67 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #554 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Albany 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 nail salons in Albany County. 20 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $140.1M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Albany County has 5.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Albany County would have about 84, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,866 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 54 for nail salons (upper middle), #554 of 1,328 scored counties.
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