Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in Washington County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Washington County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #656 of 1,328 scored counties
#28 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 44
- 9 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,006 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,802
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $89.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,006 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Washington County has 44 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Washington County was 25 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,540 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #656 of 1,328 scored counties and #28 of 47 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,540 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,006 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,958 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 449 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,802+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,505
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 857 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 245
- Median household income
- $78,958+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,512
- Median home value
- $228,500
- Jobs located here
- 86,923
- Daytime population
- 199,845Residents 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 |
| 28Washington County, PA | 51 | 44 | 5.0 | $2M | +0.7% | #656 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas49
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons51
- 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 Washington County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 nail salons in Washington County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $89.1M a year, or $1,006 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 44 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 88,505 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, PA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Washington County has 5.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Washington County would have about 53, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,540 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 210,802 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,505 households. Median household income in Washington County is $78,958, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Washington County scores 51 for nail salons (upper middle), #656 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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