Beauty and personal care · County · Oregon
Nail salons in Hood River County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Hood River County, OR, 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
- $9.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,104 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,720
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,104 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Hood River County spend about $9.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 4 nail salons on map listings in Hood River County as of September 2026. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Hood River County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Hood River County.
Population estimates show Hood River County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 nail salons on map listings, Hood River County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hood River County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Hood River County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,996 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,104 | $1,036 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,947 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Hood River 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 Hood River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,720−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,939
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,854
- Median home value
- $660,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,643
- Daytime population
- 25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 81 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +2.3% | #34 of 1,328 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 78 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +2.6% | #57 of 1,328 |
| 3Linn County, OR | 77 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #65 of 1,328 |
| 4Benton County, OR | 74 | 13 | 3.4 | $3M | +4.4% | #102 of 1,328 |
| 5Deschutes County, OR | 74 | 39 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +6.8% | #107 of 1,328 |
| 6Clatsop County, OR | 66 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −0.6% | #235 of 1,328 |
| 7Jackson County, OR | 65 | 32 | 3.5 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #263 of 1,328 |
| 8Lane County, OR | 65 | 59 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #264 of 1,328 |
| 9Douglas County, OR | 64 | 11 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +0.6% | #278 of 1,328 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 61 | 56 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #372 of 1,328 |
| Hood River County, OR | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $2.5M | −0.7% |
Other business types in Hood River 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 spas36
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Hood River County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 nail salons in Hood River County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Hood River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hood River County, OR spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.9M a year, or $1,104 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 8,939 households in Hood River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hood River County, OR compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Hood River County has 4.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Hood River County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Hood River County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Hood River County at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. Median household income in Hood River County is $88,947, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Hood River 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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