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Nail salons in Wayne County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #141 of 1,328 scored counties
#13 of 52 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$42.7M
On personal care products and services · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
3.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,758
−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

At $963 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $42.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 7 nail salons, that is $6.1M per salon, 3.7 times 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 Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 73% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Wayne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #141 of 1,328 scored counties and #13 of 52 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.64.06.0
Spending per listing$6.1M$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$963$976$1,005
Median household income$73,574$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7059

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,758−0.1% since 2020
Households
44,365
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,644
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
48,576
Daytime population
113,893Residents 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 Wayne 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
13Wayne County, OH7071.6$6.1M−0.1%#141 of 1,328

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Wayne County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 nail salons in Wayne County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $42.7M a year, or $963 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 1.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $6.1M, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Wayne County would have about 26, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 70 for nail salons (upper middle), #141 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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