Beauty and personal care · County · North Dakota
Nail salons in Ward County, ND
How Ward County, ND 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #723 of 1,328 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29M
- On personal care products and services · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 nail salons in Ward County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Ward County spend about $29M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,016 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 24% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Ward County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,081 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Ward County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For nail salons, Ward County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #723 of 1,328 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,081 | 5,427 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +90.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,016 | $1,002 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $868K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents 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 Ward 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 spas38
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Ward County, ND?
There are 14 nail salons on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on personal care products and services?
About $29M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Ward County has 4.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ward County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,081 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 49 for nail salons (lower middle), #723 of 1,328 scored counties.
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