Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in the Lancaster, PA metro area
The nail salons in the Lancaster, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #197 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 113
- 31 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +35.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $222.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 563,159
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 113 nail salons in the Lancaster metro area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,045 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Lancaster metro area spend about $222.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2M per salon, 18% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Lancaster metro area was 72 in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,955 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 131 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $140K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in the Lancaster metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lancaster metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, the Lancaster metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #197 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Lancaster metro area 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 | Lancaster metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,955 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.9% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,045 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,959 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72+35.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 303
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 131Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11331 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in the Lancaster metro area, 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 the Lancaster metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 563,159+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 212,748
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 591
- Median household income
- $86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,346
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 258,003
- Daytime population
- 553,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 85 | 9 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +3.6% | #2 of 387 |
| 2State College, PA | 71 | 14 | 2.4 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #31 of 387 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 66 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #62 of 387 |
| 4Lebanon, PA | 62 | 17 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #79 of 387 |
| 5Johnstown, PA | 54 | 15 | 2.7 | $3.2M | −3.2% | #150 of 387 |
| 6Reading, PA | 51 | 81 | 5.0 | $2M | +2.7% | #183 of 387 |
| 7Williamsport, PA | 50 | 13 | 2.8 | $3.2M | −1.3% | #188 of 387 |
| 8Erie, PA | 50 | 33 | 3.0 | $3M | −1.8% | #189 of 387 |
| 9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 50 | 187 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #191 of 387 |
| 10Lancaster, PA | 49 | 113 | 5.3 | $2M | +1.9% | #197 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lancaster metro area
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 spas58
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care76
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in the Lancaster, PA metro area?
The Lancaster metro area has 113 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019. Another 131 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lancaster, PA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $222.3M a year, or $1,045 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,748 households in the Lancaster metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lancaster, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Lancaster metro area has 5.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Lancaster metro area would have about 133, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,955 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lancaster, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lancaster metro area at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. The median household income in the Lancaster metro area is $86,959 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Lancaster metro area scores 49 for nail salons (lower middle), #197 of 387 scored metro areas.
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