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Nail salons in Monroe County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Monroe County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,047 of 1,328 scored counties
#45 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 40
- 15 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 167,179
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,047 of 1,328 scored counties and #45 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 nail salons in Monroe County. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,008 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $61.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 40 nail salons, that is $1.5M per salon, 8% below 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 Monroe County was 27 in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,267 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,267 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,008 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,565 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 27+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 167,179−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,212
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,906
- Median home value
- $267,600
- Jobs located here
- 50,869
- Daytime population
- 150,408Residents 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 |
| 45Monroe County, PA | 35 | 40 | 6.5 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #1,047 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas35
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Monroe County, PA?
There are 40 nail salons on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 15 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $61.7M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Monroe County has 6.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Monroe County would have about 37, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,267 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 35 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,047 of 1,328 scored counties.
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