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Nail salons in Guernsey County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Guernsey County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #500 of 1,328 scored counties
#39 of 52 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On personal care products and services · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,379
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $856 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Guernsey County spend about $14M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.8M per salon, 67% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 5 nail salons on map listings in Guernsey County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Guernsey County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guernsey County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Guernsey County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #500 of 1,328 scored counties and #39 of 52 scored counties in Ohio.
How Guernsey 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.
| Measure | Guernsey County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,424 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $856 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,478 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 59 |
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
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Guernsey 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 Guernsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,379−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,318
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $58,478+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,252
- Median home value
- $157,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,461
- Daytime population
- 37,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 97 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +16.5% | #1 of 1,328 |
| 2Madison County, OH | 87 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +7.1% | #11 of 1,328 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 86 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +7.4% | #17 of 1,328 |
| 4Licking County, OH | 84 | 18 | 2.6 | $4M | +3.8% | #23 of 1,328 |
| 5Miami County, OH | 81 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #36 of 1,328 |
| 6Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 30 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #44 of 1,328 |
| 7Warren County, OH | 79 | 30 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +5.7% | #52 of 1,328 |
| 8Clermont County, OH | 79 | 29 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #54 of 1,328 |
| 9Geauga County, OH | 76 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.2M | +0.3% | #68 of 1,328 |
| 10Wood County, OH | 75 | 21 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #87 of 1,328 |
| 39Guernsey County, OH | 56 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −0.1% | #500 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Guernsey 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 spas37
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Guernsey County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 nail salons in Guernsey County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Guernsey County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Guernsey County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $14M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 16,318 households in Guernsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guernsey County, OH compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Guernsey County has 3.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.8M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Guernsey County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Guernsey County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Guernsey County at 38,379 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,318 households. Median household income in Guernsey County is $58,478, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Guernsey County scores 56 for nail salons (upper middle), #500 of 1,328 scored counties.
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