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Nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #284 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
235
78 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
32
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$267.9M
On personal care products and services · $845 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
805,945
+4.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 235 nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point metro area. 78 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area spend about $267.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $845 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per salon, 32% below 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.

Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point metro area in 2023. That is one for every 9,908 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,980 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greensboro-High Point metro area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, the Greensboro-High Point metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #284 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Greensboro-High Point metro area compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreensboro-High Point metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.46.46.0
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.4M$1.7M
Households per official establishment9,9087,5133,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+55.7%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$845$897$1,005
Median household income$65,565$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4145

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,980Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
23578 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Greensboro-High Point metro area, 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 the Greensboro-High Point metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
805,945+4.1% since 2020
Households
317,045
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,994 sq. mi.
People per square mile
394
Median household income
$65,565+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,179
Median home value
$231,000
Jobs located here
363,740
Daytime population
805,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for nail salons, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Greensboro-High Point metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC681265.1$1.9M+7.5%#52 of 387
2Raleigh-Cary, NC614067.1$1.5M+12.6%#94 of 387
3Winston-Salem, NC531635.8$1.5M+5.3%#167 of 387
4Wilmington, NC521407.0$1.3M+15.9%#178 of 387
5Asheville, NC51865.3$1.7M+3.6%#187 of 387
6Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC48317.0$1.3M+10.3%#213 of 387
7Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC487797.2$1.3M+10.1%#214 of 387
8Rocky Mount, NC45335.6$1.4M+2.8%#240 of 387
9Burlington, NC44568.0$1M+8.5%#253 of 387
10Greensboro-High Point, NC412357.4$1.1M+4.1%#284 of 387

Other business types in the Greensboro-High Point metro area

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area?

There are 235 nail salons on map listings in the Greensboro-High Point metro area as of September 2026. 78 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 1,980 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $267.9M a year, or $845 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 317,045 households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

The Greensboro-High Point metro area has 7.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Greensboro-High Point metro area would have about 160, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,908 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Greensboro-High Point metro area at 805,945 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 317,045 households. The median household income in the Greensboro-High Point metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Greensboro-High Point metro area scores 41 for nail salons (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas.

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