Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Nail salons in Rutherford County, TN
The nail salons in Rutherford County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #768 of 1,328 scored counties
#30 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 96
- 32 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $122.7M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 nail salons in Rutherford County. 32 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Rutherford County spend about $122.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 96 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 23% 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.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Rutherford County in 2023. That is one for every 4,314 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 549 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $96K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Rutherford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutherford County grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Rutherford County is 48 (lower middle), #768 of 1,328 scored counties and #30 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,314 | 8,995 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 30
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 549Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $96K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents 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 |
| 30Rutherford County, TN | 48 | 96 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +12.6% | #768 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 salons64
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Rutherford County, TN?
Rutherford County has 96 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 549 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $122.7M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Rutherford County has 7.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 73, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,314 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 48 for nail salons (lower middle), #768 of 1,328 scored counties.
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