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Nail salons in Chemung County, NY
How Chemung County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,019 of 1,328 scored counties
#39 of 49 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On personal care products and services · $892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, Chemung County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,019 of 1,328 scored counties and #39 of 49 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 nail salons in Chemung County. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Chemung County spend about $31.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $892 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 nail salons, that is $2M per salon, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Chemung County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 3,206 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chemung County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chemung 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 | Chemung County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,206 | 1,780 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $892 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents 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 |
| 39Chemung County, NY | 36 | 16 | 4.5 | $2M | −3.9% | #1,019 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Chemung 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 spas39
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops38
- Nail salons36
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Chemung County, NY?
There are 16 nail salons on map listings in Chemung County as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chemung County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.4M a year, or $892 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Chemung County has 4.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Chemung County would have about 19, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,206 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Chemung County scores 36 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,019 of 1,328 scored counties.
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