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Nail salons in St. Lawrence County, NY
How St. Lawrence 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #231 of 1,328 scored counties
#9 of 49 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.6M
- On personal care products and services · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,488
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Lawrence County spend about $36.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $879 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per salon, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
St. Lawrence County has 9 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in St. Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 10,417 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For nail salons, St. Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #231 of 1,328 scored counties and #9 of 49 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Lawrence 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 | St. Lawrence County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $1.6M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,417 | 1,780 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $879 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,850 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $470K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,488−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,666
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,668
- Median home value
- $121,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,561
- Daytime population
- 102,579Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Lawrence 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 spas61
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in St. Lawrence County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 nail salons in St. Lawrence County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $36.6M a year, or $879 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
St. Lawrence County has 2.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $4.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 22, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,417 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?
Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. St. Lawrence County scores 66 for nail salons (upper middle), #231 of 1,328 scored counties.
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