Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Tennessee
Nail salons in the Athens, TN area
The nail salons in the Athens, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #116 of 387 scored small-town markets
#3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On personal care products and services · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,590
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Athens area comes to about $21.3M a year: $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 10 nail salons on map listings in the Athens area as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in the Athens area, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Athens area grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Athens area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #116 of 387 scored small-town markets and #3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Athens area compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Athens area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,995 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $806 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,438 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Athens 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 Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,590+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,453
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $61,438
- Average household income
- $81,180
- Median home value
- $205,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,824
- Daytime population
- 61,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for nail salons, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeneville, TN | 66 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #89 of 387 |
| 2McMinnville, TN | 62 | 5 | 3.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #114 of 387 |
| 3Athens, TN | 62 | 10 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +8.2% | #116 of 387 |
| 4Fayetteville, TN | 59 | 6 | 4.0 | $2M | +4.3% | #136 of 387 |
| 5Shelbyville, TN | 55 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +9.7% | #167 of 387 |
| 6Sevierville, TN | 55 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #169 of 387 |
| 7Newport, TN | 54 | 5 | 3.2 | $2.2M | +5.1% | #176 of 387 |
| 8Martin, TN | 41 | 5 | 3.7 | $2M | +1.1% | #256 of 387 |
| 9Cookeville, TN | 40 | 35 | 6.0 | $1.3M | +7.6% | #269 of 387 |
| 10Paris, TN | 38 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Athens 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 spas67
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in the Athens, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 nail salons in the Athens area. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in the Athens area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens, TN area spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.3M a year, or $806 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 26,453 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, TN area compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
The Athens area has 3.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, the Athens area would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is the Athens, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 71,590 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,453 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $61,438, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Athens area scores 62 for nail salons (upper middle), #116 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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