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Nail salons in Centre County, PA
The nail salons in Centre County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #95 of 1,328 scored counties
#3 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.8M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,393
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Centre County is 74 (upper middle), #95 of 1,328 scored counties and #3 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 nail salons in Centre County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Centre County comes to about $57.8M a year: $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 nail salons, that is $4.1M per salon, 2.5 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Centre County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 9,836 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $135K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Centre County. Population estimates put the population change in Centre County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Centre 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 | Centre County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,836 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $135K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Centre 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 Centre County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,393−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 59,013
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,107 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $74,291+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,987
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 66,922
- Daytime population
- 170,905Residents 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 Centre 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 |
Other business types in Centre 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 spas53
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Centre County, PA?
There are 14 nail salons on map listings in Centre County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Centre County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $57.8M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,013 households in Centre County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Centre County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Centre County has 2.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $4.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Centre County would have about 35, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,836 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Centre County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Centre County at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. The median household income in Centre County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Centre County scores 74 for nail salons (upper middle), #95 of 1,328 scored counties.
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