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Nail salons in Oneida County, NY

How Oneida 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #962 of 1,328 scored counties
#37 of 49 scored counties in New York

Listings
45
9 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
33
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.4M
On personal care products and services · $928 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
226,392
−2.1% 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

At $928 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Oneida County spend about $88.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 45 nail salons, that is $2M per salon, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

There are 45 nail salons on map listings in Oneida County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Oneida County was 33 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,885 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Oneida County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For nail salons, Oneida County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #962 of 1,328 scored counties and #37 of 49 scored counties in New York.

How Oneida 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 Oneida County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOneida CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.76.76.0
Spending per listing$2M$1.6M$1.7M
Households per official establishment2,8851,7803,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%+1.2%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$928$1,070$1,005
Median household income$70,154$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3926

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 33−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
143
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
60Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
459 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The 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 Oneida 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 Oneida County

Population, 2025 estimate
226,392−2.1% since 2020
Households
95,220
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,212 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$70,154+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,057
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
103,298
Daytime population
235,133Residents 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 Oneida 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
37Oneida County, NY39454.7$2M−2.1%#962 of 1,328

Other business types in Oneida County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Oneida County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 nail salons in Oneida County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $88.4M a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 95,220 households in Oneida County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oneida County has 4.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Oneida County would have about 53, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,885 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Oneida County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Oneida County at 226,392 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,220 households. Median household income in Oneida County is $70,154, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Oneida County scores 39 for nail salons (lower middle), #962 of 1,328 scored counties.

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