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Nail salons in Clinton County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #325 of 1,328 scored counties
#12 of 49 scored counties in New York

Listings
13
7 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.3M
On personal care products and services · $932 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,138
−2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 nail salons in Clinton County. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Clinton County comes to about $31.3M a year: $932 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per salon, 44% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 11,185 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Clinton County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Clinton County is 63 (upper middle), #325 of 1,328 scored counties and #12 of 49 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton 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.

Nail salons in Clinton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.96.76.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.6M$1.7M
Households per official establishment11,1851,7803,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$932$1,070$1,005
Median household income$71,224$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6326

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$120K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
137 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
78,138−2.0% since 2020
Households
33,556
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,038 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,254
Median home value
$180,600
Jobs located here
30,059
Daytime population
74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ulster County, NY76182.4$4.3M+1.1%#69 of 1,328
2Otsego County, NY7283.4$2.7M+3.8%#122 of 1,328
3Oswego County, NY7191.9$4.8M+1.0%#128 of 1,328
4Sullivan County, NY7192.9$3.4M+2.7%#131 of 1,328
5Columbia County, NY7062.3$4.7M−2.1%#143 of 1,328
6Steuben County, NY6861.5$5.9M−1.6%#183 of 1,328
7Wayne County, NY6792.3$4M+0.1%#201 of 1,328
8Tompkins County, NY67112.5$3.9M−1.4%#202 of 1,328
9St. Lawrence County, NY6692.2$4.1M−2.5%#231 of 1,328
10Cattaraugus County, NY6551.6$5.4M−2.1%#255 of 1,328
12Clinton County, NY63133.9$2.4M−2.0%#325 of 1,328

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Clinton County, NY?

There are 13 nail salons on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. 7 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on personal care products and services?

About $31.3M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Clinton County has 3.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Clinton County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,185 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Clinton County scores 63 for nail salons (upper middle), #325 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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