Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Nail salons in Lee County, NC
The nail salons in Lee County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #814 of 1,328 scored counties
#41 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On personal care products and services · $822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,258
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $822 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $20.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 15 nail salons on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Lee County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,029 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Lee County grew 10.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Lee County is 46 (lower middle), #814 of 1,328 scored counties and #41 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Lee County 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.
| Measure | Lee County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,029 | 7,513 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +55.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $822 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,387 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $455K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,258+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 25,145
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 258
- Median household income
- $65,387+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,746
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,081
- Daytime population
- 64,849Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 88 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +11.0% | #7 of 1,328 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 87 | 18 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +6.1% | #12 of 1,328 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 75 | 9 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +18.8% | #85 of 1,328 |
| 4Lincoln County, NC | 74 | 18 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +13.2% | #110 of 1,328 |
| 5Davie County, NC | 69 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +6.9% | #177 of 1,328 |
| 6Henderson County, NC | 68 | 17 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +5.0% | #191 of 1,328 |
| 7Johnston County, NC | 67 | 40 | 4.7 | $2M | +17.9% | #219 of 1,328 |
| 8Brunswick County, NC | 67 | 38 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +26.5% | #228 of 1,328 |
| 9Union County, NC | 66 | 51 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +11.7% | #251 of 1,328 |
| 10Rowan County, NC | 65 | 21 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +5.6% | #267 of 1,328 |
| 41Lee County, NC | 46 | 15 | 6.0 | $1.4M | +10.8% | #814 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Lee 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 spas45
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Lee County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 nail salons in Lee County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.7M a year, or $822 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 25,145 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, NC compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Lee County has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Lee County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,029 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 70,258 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,145 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,387, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Lee County scores 46 for nail salons (lower middle), #814 of 1,328 scored counties.
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