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Nail salons in Putnam County, TN

How Putnam County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,149 of 1,328 scored counties
#39 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
28
10 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.8M
On personal care products and services · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$959K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,612
+8.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For nail salons, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,149 of 1,328 scored counties and #39 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 nail salons in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in Putnam County spend about $26.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $799 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 nail salons, that is $959K per salon, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Putnam County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Putnam 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.

Nail salons in Putnam County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.96.0
Spending per listing$959K$1.5M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,9953,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+61.9%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$799$874$1,005
Median household income$58,912$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3048

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
105Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,612+8.1% since 2020
Households
33,601
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
206
Median household income
$58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,922
Median home value
$282,500
Jobs located here
40,531
Daytime population
91,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for nail salons, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Putnam County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Maury County, TN78163.8$2.4M+16.0%#62 of 1,328
2Jefferson County, TN7552.3$3.6M+9.3%#82 of 1,328
3Cheatham County, TN7453.1$3.1M+4.1%#101 of 1,328
4Blount County, TN71254.5$2M+6.0%#138 of 1,328
5Fayette County, TN6974.1$2.3M+7.7%#175 of 1,328
6Loudon County, TN69125.0$1.9M+15.6%#181 of 1,328
7Robertson County, TN68145.0$1.9M+9.9%#197 of 1,328
8Greene County, TN6482.8$2.7M+5.0%#286 of 1,328
9Williamson County, TN62727.8$1.6M+9.0%#354 of 1,328
10Wilson County, TN62477.9$1.3M+17.8%#357 of 1,328
39Putnam County, TN30288.3$959K+8.1%#1,149 of 1,328

Other business types in Putnam County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Putnam County, TN?

Putnam County has 28 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Putnam County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 105 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on personal care products and services?

About $26.8M a year, or $799 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $959K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Putnam County has 8.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $959K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Putnam County would have about 16, against 28 on map listings.

How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Putnam County scores 30 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,149 of 1,328 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Putnam County

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