Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in Lehigh County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Lehigh County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #835 of 1,328 scored counties
#38 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 89
- 22 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +30.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lehigh County comes to about $147.8M a year: $1,024 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 89 nail salons, that is $1.7M per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Lehigh County has 89 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Lehigh County classed as nail salons, up 30.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,406 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lehigh County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Lehigh County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #835 of 1,328 scored counties and #38 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,406 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.4% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,024 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 60+30.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8922 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The 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 Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents 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 |
| 38Lehigh County, PA | 45 | 89 | 6.2 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #835 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 salons44
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Lehigh County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 nail salons in Lehigh County. 22 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 30.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $147.8M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Lehigh County has 6.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,406 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #835 of 1,328 scored counties.
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