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Nail salons in Cuyahoga County, OH

The nail salons in Cuyahoga County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #857 of 1,328 scored counties
#51 of 52 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
257
70 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
147
+17.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$524.2M
On personal care products and services · $945 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,232,925
−2.3% 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

At $945 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $524.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Cuyahoga County has 257 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Cuyahoga County was 147 in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,772 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 996 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $784K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Cuyahoga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cuyahoga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Cuyahoga County is 44 (lower middle), #857 of 1,328 scored counties and #51 of 52 scored counties in Ohio.

How Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCuyahoga CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.64.06.0
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishment3,7726,4243,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.6%+17.9%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$945$976$1,005
Median household income$64,468$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
125 → 147+17.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
655
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
996Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25770 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
314The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$784K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
Households
554,551
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
457 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,725
Median household income
$64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,344
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
751,187
Daytime population
1,420,605Residents 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 Cuyahoga 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
51Cuyahoga County, OH442574.6$2M−2.3%#857 of 1,328

Other business types in Cuyahoga County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Cuyahoga County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 257 nail salons in Cuyahoga County. 70 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 17.6% from 2019. Another 996 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $524.2M a year, or $945 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 257 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cuyahoga County has 4.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 314, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,772 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 44 for nail salons (lower middle), #857 of 1,328 scored counties.

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