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Nail salons in Fayette County, PA
The nail salons in Fayette County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #750 of 1,328 scored counties
#36 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 22
- 10 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.5M
- On personal care products and services · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,021
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $843 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $46.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 22 nail salons, that is $2.1M per salon, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Fayette County has 22 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 45%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 6,898 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Fayette County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fayette County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #750 of 1,328 scored counties and #36 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,898 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $843 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,236 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $845K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,021−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 55,182
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,754
- Median home value
- $143,200
- Jobs located here
- 37,583
- Daytime population
- 110,057Residents 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 |
| 36Fayette County, PA | 48 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.1M | −4.3% | #750 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 spas32
- Hair salons23
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Fayette County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 nail salons in Fayette County. 10 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $46.5M a year, or $843 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Fayette County has 4.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Fayette County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,898 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 48 for nail salons (lower middle), #750 of 1,328 scored counties.
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