Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in Clearfield County, PA
How Clearfield 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #412 of 1,328 scored counties
#12 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28M
- On personal care products and services · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,100
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clearfield County spend about $28M a year on personal care products and services, or $861 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 86% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Clearfield County has 9 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Clearfield County in 2023. That is one for every 8,130 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clearfield County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Clearfield County is 59 (upper middle), #412 of 1,328 scored counties and #12 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Clearfield 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 | Clearfield County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,130 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $861 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,152 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $358K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,100−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,518
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $62,152+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,117
- Median home value
- $137,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,162
- Daytime population
- 75,318Residents 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 |
| 12Clearfield County, PA | 59 | 9 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −2.9% | #412 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Clearfield 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 spas37
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care65
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Clearfield County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 nail salons in Clearfield County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clearfield County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $28M a year, or $861 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 32,518 households in Clearfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clearfield County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Clearfield County has 2.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.1M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Clearfield County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,130 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Clearfield County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Clearfield County at 78,100 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,518 households. Median household income in Clearfield County is $62,152, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Clearfield County scores 59 for nail salons (upper middle), #412 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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