Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Nail salons in Stark County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Stark County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #797 of 1,328 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Stark County comes to about $13.5M a year: $1,000 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7 nail salons, that is $1.9M per salon, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 7 nail salons on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Stark County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 2,707 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Stark County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Stark County is 46 (lower middle), #797 of 1,328 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stark County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,707 | 5,427 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +90.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,000 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 70 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #146 of 1,328 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 64 | 20 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #300 of 1,328 |
| 3Grand Forks County, ND | 56 | 14 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #504 of 1,328 |
| 4Cass County, ND | 54 | 60 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +9.1% | #572 of 1,328 |
| 5Ward County, ND | 49 | 14 | 4.9 | $2.1M | −2.4% | #723 of 1,328 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 46 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +0.5% | #797 of 1,328 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 46 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #802 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Stark 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 spas36
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Stark County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 nail salons in Stark County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Stark County has 5.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Stark County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,707 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 46 for nail salons (lower middle), #797 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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