Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Nail salons in the Williamsport, PA metro area
The nail salons in the Williamsport, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On personal care products and services · $889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 92% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,587
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $889 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Williamsport metro area spend about $41.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.2M per salon, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 13 nail salons on map listings in the Williamsport metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in the Williamsport metro area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 4,260 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Williamsport metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for nail salons in the Williamsport metro area is 50 (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Williamsport 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 | Williamsport metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $1.9M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,260 | 2,857 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $889 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,917 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Williamsport 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 Williamsport metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,587−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 46,861
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,003
- Median home value
- $202,200
- Jobs located here
- 49,055
- Daytime population
- 110,643Residents 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 Williamsport 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 spas52
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in the Williamsport, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 nail salons in the Williamsport metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Williamsport, PA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.6M a year, or $889 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 46,861 households in the Williamsport metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Williamsport, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Williamsport metro area has 2.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.2M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Williamsport metro area would have about 25, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,260 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is the Williamsport, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Williamsport metro area at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. Median household income in the Williamsport metro area is $63,917, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.8%, 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 Williamsport metro area scores 50 for nail salons (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas.
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