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Nail salons in Ashland County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Ashland County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.9M
On personal care products and services · $910 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,523
+0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 nail salons in Ashland County. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Ashland County spend about $18.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 4 nail salons, that is $4.7M per salon, 2.8 times 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 Ashland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Ashland County.

Population estimates show Ashland County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 nail salons on map listings, Ashland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashland County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Ashland County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshland CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.94.06.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$2.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4243,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$910$976$1,005
Median household income$69,860$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Ashland 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 Ashland County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,523+0.1% since 2020
Households
20,720
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
124
Median household income
$69,860+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,890
Median home value
$186,800
Jobs located here
18,646
Daytime population
47,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for nail salons, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashland County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH9772.9$4.2M+16.5%#1 of 1,328
2Madison County, OH8753.2$3.3M+7.1%#11 of 1,328
3Pickaway County, OH8652.3$4.3M+7.4%#17 of 1,328
4Licking County, OH84182.6$4M+3.8%#23 of 1,328
5Miami County, OH81122.7$3.7M+3.4%#36 of 1,328
6Fairfield County, OH81305.0$2.2M+6.5%#44 of 1,328
7Warren County, OH79303.3$3.7M+5.7%#52 of 1,328
8Clermont County, OH79293.4$3.1M+3.9%#54 of 1,328
9Geauga County, OH7661.7$7.2M+0.3%#68 of 1,328
10Wood County, OH75213.9$2.6M+1.5%#87 of 1,328
Ashland County, OHNot scored41.9$4.7M+0.1%

Other business types in Ashland County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Ashland County, OH?

Ashland County has 4 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Ashland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ashland County, OH spend on personal care products and services?

About $18.9M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,720 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashland County, OH compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Ashland County has 1.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $4.7M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ashland County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Ashland County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashland County at 52,523 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,720 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $69,860 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Ashland County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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