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Nail salons in Philadelphia County, PA
The nail salons in Philadelphia County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,221 of 1,328 scored counties
#47 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 465
- 61 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 321
- +12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $613.9M
- On personal care products and services · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Philadelphia County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,221 of 1,328 scored counties and #47 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $904 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Philadelphia County spend about $613.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 465 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 465 nail salons on map listings in Philadelphia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 321 businesses with payroll in Philadelphia County classed as nail salons, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,117 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Philadelphia County. Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,117 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.2% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $904 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 286 → 321+12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,420
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 831Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46561 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 367The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for nail salons, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia County marked.
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 |
| 47Philadelphia County, PA | 22 | 465 | 6.8 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #1,221 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Philadelphia 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 spas28
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops30
- Nail salons22
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Philadelphia County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 465 nail salons in Philadelphia County. 61 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 321 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. Official counts list 831 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $613.9M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 465 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Philadelphia County has 6.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 367, against 465 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,117 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 22 for nail salons (low), #1,221 of 1,328 scored counties.
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