Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in Bucks County, PA
The nail salons in Bucks County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #968 of 1,328 scored counties
#43 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 194
- 46 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $303.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,219 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 647,828
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,219 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Bucks County spend about $303.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.6M per salon, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 194 nail salons on map listings in Bucks County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 171 businesses with payroll in Bucks County classed as nail salons, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,457 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $958K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Bucks County.
Population estimates show Bucks County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Bucks County is 39 (lower middle), #968 of 1,328 scored counties and #43 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Bucks 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 | Bucks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,457 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,219 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $114,764 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151 → 171+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19446 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $958K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Bucks 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 Bucks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 647,828+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 249,187
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,071
- Median household income
- $114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,985
- Median home value
- $445,700
- Jobs located here
- 282,004
- Daytime population
- 597,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for nail salons, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bucks County marked.
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 |
| 43Bucks County, PA | 39 | 194 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +0.3% | #968 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Bucks 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 spas41
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Bucks County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 194 nail salons in Bucks County. 46 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $303.7M a year, or $1,219 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Bucks County has 7.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Bucks County would have about 182, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,457 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 39 for nail salons (lower middle), #968 of 1,328 scored counties.
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