Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in Armstrong County, PA
How Armstrong County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #945 of 1,328 scored counties
#42 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On personal care products and services · $890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,698
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 nail salons in Armstrong County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, 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.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Armstrong County comes to about $24.9M a year: $890 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 nail salons, that is $1.9M per salon, 15% above 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 Armstrong County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Armstrong County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Armstrong County is 40 (lower middle), #945 of 1,328 scored counties and #42 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Armstrong County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Armstrong County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $890 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,008 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 35 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,698−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 28,035
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $65,008+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,098
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,144
- Daytime population
- 50,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 86 | 9 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +3.6% | #16 of 1,328 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 85 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +7.2% | #18 of 1,328 |
| 3Centre County, PA | 74 | 14 | 2.4 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #95 of 1,328 |
| 4Carbon County, PA | 70 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | +1.7% | #142 of 1,328 |
| 5Franklin County, PA | 69 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #168 of 1,328 |
| 6Schuylkill County, PA | 67 | 17 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +1.5% | #204 of 1,328 |
| 7Indiana County, PA | 65 | 9 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #261 of 1,328 |
| 8Crawford County, PA | 64 | 8 | 2.4 | $3.6M | −2.4% | #279 of 1,328 |
| 9Wayne County, PA | 64 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +1.1% | #283 of 1,328 |
| 10Lebanon County, PA | 63 | 17 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #315 of 1,328 |
| 42Armstrong County, PA | 40 | 13 | 4.6 | $1.9M | −2.7% | #945 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Armstrong 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 spas46
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Armstrong County, PA?
There are 13 nail salons on map listings in Armstrong County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Armstrong County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Armstrong County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.9M a year, or $890 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,035 households in Armstrong County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Armstrong County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Armstrong County has 4.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.9M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Armstrong County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Armstrong County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Armstrong County at 63,698 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,035 households. The median household income in Armstrong County is $65,008 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Armstrong County scores 40 for nail salons (lower middle), #945 of 1,328 scored counties.
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