Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Nail salons in Hamblen County, TN
The nail salons in Hamblen County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,089 of 1,328 scored counties
#35 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 7 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On personal care products and services · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,843
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Hamblen County is 33 (lower middle), #1,089 of 1,328 scored counties and #35 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hamblen County spend about $20.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $777 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 nail salons, that is $1.2M per salon, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Hamblen County has 17 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Hamblen County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Hamblen County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamblen County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hamblen County 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 | Hamblen County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +6.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $777 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,454 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 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
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,843+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,146
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 407
- Median household income
- $55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,590
- Median home value
- $210,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,638
- Daytime population
- 72,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maury County, TN | 78 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +16.0% | #62 of 1,328 |
| 2Jefferson County, TN | 75 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +9.3% | #82 of 1,328 |
| 3Cheatham County, TN | 74 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +4.1% | #101 of 1,328 |
| 4Blount County, TN | 71 | 25 | 4.5 | $2M | +6.0% | #138 of 1,328 |
| 5Fayette County, TN | 69 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #175 of 1,328 |
| 6Loudon County, TN | 69 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +15.6% | #181 of 1,328 |
| 7Robertson County, TN | 68 | 14 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +9.9% | #197 of 1,328 |
| 8Greene County, TN | 64 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #286 of 1,328 |
| 9Williamson County, TN | 62 | 72 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +9.0% | #354 of 1,328 |
| 10Wilson County, TN | 62 | 47 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +17.8% | #357 of 1,328 |
| 35Hamblen County, TN | 33 | 17 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +6.7% | #1,089 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Hamblen 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 spas38
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Hamblen County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 nail salons in Hamblen County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Hamblen County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamblen County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.3M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamblen County, TN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Hamblen County has 6.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Hamblen County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 33 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,089 of 1,328 scored counties.
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