Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Nail salons in Washington County, TN
How Washington 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #818 of 1,328 scored counties
#31 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 36
- 14 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.9M
- On personal care products and services · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,199
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $46.9M a year: $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Washington County has 36 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 39%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 7,095 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Washington County is 46 (lower middle), #818 of 1,328 scored counties and #31 of 43 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,095 | 8,995 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +61.9% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $826 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,809 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $288K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,199+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 56,759
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 417
- Median household income
- $62,809+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,311
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,780
- Daytime population
- 147,000Residents 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 |
| 31Washington County, TN | 46 | 36 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +6.0% | #818 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas32
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care32
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Washington County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 nail salons in Washington County. 14 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 119 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $46.9M a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 56,759 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, TN compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Washington County has 6.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Washington County would have about 28, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,095 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 141,199 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,759 households. Median household income in Washington County is $62,809, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Washington County scores 46 for nail salons (lower middle), #818 of 1,328 scored counties.
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