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Nail salons in Dutchess County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #777 of 1,328 scored counties
#31 of 49 scored counties in New York

Listings
72
11 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
60
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$132.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,137 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
300,708
+1.5% 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 Dutchess County comes to about $132.2M a year: $1,137 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per salon, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Dutchess County has 72 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 15%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Dutchess County in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,938 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Dutchess County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dutchess County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dutchess County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #777 of 1,328 scored counties and #31 of 49 scored counties in New York.

How Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.76.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.6M$1.7M
Households per official establishment1,9381,7803,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%+1.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,137$1,070$1,005
Median household income$99,478$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4726

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 60−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
296
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
60Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County

Population, 2025 estimate
300,708+1.5% since 2020
Households
116,275
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
375
Median household income
$99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,997
Median home value
$400,600
Jobs located here
112,196
Daytime population
274,540Residents 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 Dutchess 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
31Dutchess County, NY47726.2$1.8M+1.5%#777 of 1,328

Other business types in Dutchess County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Dutchess County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 nail salons in Dutchess County. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $132.2M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dutchess County has 6.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 79, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,938 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 47 for nail salons (lower middle), #777 of 1,328 scored counties.

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