Beauty and personal care · County · North Carolina
Nail salons in Yadkin County, NC
The nail salons in Yadkin County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 1,328 scored counties
#17 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On personal care products and services · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,325
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 nail salons in Yadkin County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $819 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Yadkin County spend about $12.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 47% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Yadkin County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yadkin County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Yadkin County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #448 of 1,328 scored counties and #17 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Yadkin 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 | Yadkin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,513 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +55.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $819 | $897 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,932 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Yadkin 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 Yadkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,325+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,009
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $62,932+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,254
- Median home value
- $181,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,208
- Daytime population
- 30,590Residents 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 |
| 17Yadkin County, NC | 58 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #448 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Yadkin 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 spas58
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Yadkin County, NC?
There are 5 nail salons on map listings in Yadkin County as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Yadkin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yadkin County, NC spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.3M a year, or $819 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,009 households in Yadkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yadkin County, NC compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Yadkin County has 3.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Yadkin County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Yadkin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Yadkin County at 38,325 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,009 households. The median household income in Yadkin County is $62,932 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.8% 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. Yadkin County scores 58 for nail salons (upper middle), #448 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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