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Market rankings · Texas

Nail salons in Texas

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Texas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for nail salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
7,968
2,142 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
1,881
+51.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$10.3B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
7.2
20% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.3M
23% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#41 of 51
Market score 40 · Lower middle

A site report maps the nail salons on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 7,968 nail salons on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in Texas spend about $10.3B a year on personal care products and services, or $937 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7,968 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Texas was 1,881 in 2023, up 51.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,844 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 134 SBA-backed loans worth $64.2M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Texas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #41 for nail salons, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Sherman-Denison metro area scores highest (60). Of the 30 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Jacksonville area scores highest (71).

Every market in Texas for nail salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Texas, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherman-Denison, TX60325.8$1.5M+12.8%#102 of 387
2Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX586076.1$1.7M+14.0%#122 of 387
3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX522,1197.3$1.4M+10.6%#177 of 387
4Eagle Pass, TX5152.8$2.6M+1.7%#180 of 387
5Laredo, TX49475.8$1.4M+5.2%#199 of 387
6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX496716.9$1.3M+9.5%#200 of 387
7Tyler, TX49759.0$996K+7.8%#201 of 387
8College Station-Bryan, TX46504.7$1.8M+6.9%#227 of 387
9Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX442,2688.5$1.1M+10.3%#252 of 387
10Midland, TX43639.0$1.1M+9.8%#263 of 387
11Longview, TX41787.2$1.2M+3.8%#283 of 387
12Amarillo, TX40676.5$1.3M+2.7%#299 of 387
13McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX402378.8$871K+5.6%#301 of 387
14El Paso, TX391886.3$1.3M+1.3%#306 of 387
15Wichita Falls, TX38295.1$1.6M+0.7%#314 of 387
16Waco, TX38686.1$1.4M+4.2%#318 of 387
17Odessa, TX37507.7$1.1M+5.0%#328 of 387
18Brownsville-Harlingen, TX37946.8$1.1M+3.0%#329 of 387
19Killeen-Temple, TX361236.9$1.2M+7.2%#334 of 387
20Lubbock, TX351047.4$1.1M+4.6%#339 of 387
21Abilene, TX35497.4$1.1M+4.8%#340 of 387
22Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX311077.2$1.2M+0.5%#352 of 387
23Corpus Christi, TX311347.9$1.1M+1.1%#354 of 387
24Texarkana, TX-AR27417.3$1.1M−0.4%#366 of 387
25San Angelo, TX21347.2$1.2M+0.3%#375 of 387
26Victoria, TX203810.1$841K+1.6%#378 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Texas, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jacksonville, TX7152.7$3M+5.4%#53 of 387
2Bonham, TX7053.9$2.3M+9.2%#66 of 387
3Fredericksburg, TX6665.2$1.8M+6.6%#93 of 387
4Granbury, TX65155.9$1.6M+13.6%#97 of 387
5Brenham, TX5595.8$1.5M+7.0%#170 of 387
6Corsicana, TX51105.3$1.6M+8.2%#201 of 387
7Mineral Wells, TX5165.3$1.6M+8.2%#202 of 387
8Athens, TX51185.4$1.6M+7.5%#203 of 387
9Stephenville, TX5084.8$1.8M+2.8%#210 of 387
10Paris, TX45124.8$1.7M+2.6%#234 of 387
11Sulphur Springs, TX39128.6$996K+6.1%#271 of 387
12Palestine, TX38137.4$1.1M+3.2%#283 of 387
13Huntsville, TX36166.1$1.2M+9.5%#294 of 387
14Kerrville, TX36208.8$988K+2.5%#296 of 387
15Big Spring, TX3464.9$1.8M−12.4%#304 of 387
16Brownwood, TX3485.3$1.4M+1.7%#307 of 387
17Lufkin, TX33216.5$1.2M+1.9%#313 of 387
18Nacogdoches, TX32155.9$1.3M+2.2%#316 of 387
19Port Lavaca, TX3166.9$1.3M−2.3%#321 of 387
20El Campo, TX29159.4$917K+1.2%#325 of 387
21Beeville, TX29910.2$753K+4.7%#326 of 387
22Mount Pleasant, TX27188.6$911K+2.5%#335 of 387
23Kingsville, TX2565.1$1.5M−2.2%#341 of 387
24Bay City, TX25127.8$1M+0.5%#345 of 387
25Del Rio, TX23148.3$965K+0.5%#348 of 387
Show all 41 small-town markets
Small-town markets reaching Texas, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Plainview, TX2075.4$1.4M−3.0%#354 of 387
27Uvalde, TX2089.5$790K+1.6%#356 of 387
28Pampa, TX1878.4$959K−1.1%#360 of 387
29Rio Grande City-Roma, TX17126.3$1.1M+0.7%#362 of 387
30Alice, TX15127.4$1M−1.3%#367 of 387
Gainesville, TXNot scored31.8$5M+6.5%
Dumas, TXNot scored34.2$1.9M+3.0%
Borger, TXNot scored34.3$2M−4.5%
Raymondville, TXNot scored11.8$4.2M−0.8%
Andrews, TXNot scored34.4$2.1M+1.6%
Hereford, TXNot scored23.3$2.4M+0.5%
Snyder, TXNot scored35.1$1.6M−4.5%
Sweetwater, TXNot scored35.1$1.5M−4.1%
Zapata, TXNot scored24.4$1.5M−0.9%
Town of Pecos, TXNot scored24.7$1.7M−17.8%
Vernon, TXNot scored36.3$1.2M−2.8%

Counties

Counties in Texas, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX8752.7$3.6M+21.9%#10 of 1,328
2Medina County, TX7663.4$2.7M+11.4%#73 of 1,328
3Guadalupe County, TX74335.0$2M+15.8%#109 of 1,328
4Wise County, TX70124.8$2.1M+21.5%#153 of 1,328
5Bastrop County, TX70205.4$1.8M+21.3%#156 of 1,328
6Hays County, TX68565.6$1.8M+24.8%#198 of 1,328
7Kaufman County, TX68336.5$1.5M+42.2%#199 of 1,328
8Cherokee County, TX6752.7$3M+5.4%#206 of 1,328
9Fannin County, TX6753.9$2.3M+9.2%#214 of 1,328
10Parker County, TX67335.8$1.8M+23.5%#223 of 1,328
11Denton County, TX672406.7$1.7M+16.9%#225 of 1,328
12Chambers County, TX67116.4$1.7M+22.6%#226 of 1,328
13Comal County, TX66486.7$1.6M+27.9%#253 of 1,328
14Hunt County, TX65215.5$1.6M+23.0%#276 of 1,328
15Hardin County, TX6494.1$2.2M+4.2%#297 of 1,328
16Grayson County, TX63325.8$1.5M+12.8%#338 of 1,328
17Montgomery County, TX631877.6$1.4M+24.9%#339 of 1,328
18Travis County, TX623225.5$1.9M+7.2%#350 of 1,328
19Gillespie County, TX6265.2$1.8M+6.6%#353 of 1,328
20Hood County, TX61155.9$1.6M+13.6%#381 of 1,328
21Collin County, TX613618.7$1.3M+20.6%#384 of 1,328
22Kendall County, TX61158.5$1.3M+19.6%#385 of 1,328
23Van Zandt County, TX59104.4$1.9M+10.7%#429 of 1,328
24Ellis County, TX58507.0$1.5M+24.0%#468 of 1,328
25Wilson County, TX58137.1$1.4M+12.2%#470 of 1,328
Show all 254 counties
Counties in Texas, ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Wood County, TX5784.3$1.9M+10.3%#487 of 1,328
27Hill County, TX5664.4$1.9M+9.8%#512 of 1,328
28Johnson County, TX56487.3$1.3M+20.5%#521 of 1,328
29Harrison County, TX55134.9$1.7M+4.6%#541 of 1,328
30Randall County, TX55457.9$1.2M+7.9%#545 of 1,328
31Webb County, TX53475.8$1.4M+5.2%#603 of 1,328
32Rockwall County, TX534310.4$1.1M+28.9%#606 of 1,328
33Smith County, TX53759.0$996K+7.8%#607 of 1,328
34Maverick County, TX5252.8$2.6M+1.7%#610 of 1,328
35Williamson County, TX521997.9$1.4M+22.3%#638 of 1,328
36Fort Bend County, TX522829.6$1.2M+17.4%#644 of 1,328
37Washington County, TX5195.8$1.5M+7.0%#679 of 1,328
38Austin County, TX5186.6$1.4M+11.6%#682 of 1,328
39Brazoria County, TX511249.3$1.1M+12.2%#686 of 1,328
40Aransas County, TX5075.6$1.5M+9.3%#711 of 1,328
41Liberty County, TX50196.1$1.4M+31.3%#714 of 1,328
42Galveston County, TX501107.8$1.3M+5.9%#717 of 1,328
43Rusk County, TX4995.0$1.7M+5.0%#734 of 1,328
44Milam County, TX4854.9$1.7M+6.0%#756 of 1,328
45Orange County, TX48226.8$1.3M+1.8%#766 of 1,328
46Bexar County, TX485387.2$1.2M+7.2%#769 of 1,328
47Brazos County, TX47454.9$1.7M+6.2%#781 of 1,328
48Navarro County, TX47105.3$1.6M+8.2%#784 of 1,328
49Palo Pinto County, TX4765.3$1.6M+8.2%#786 of 1,328
50Henderson County, TX46185.4$1.6M+7.5%#810 of 1,328
51Caldwell County, TX46106.0$1.4M+20.0%#813 of 1,328
52Midland County, TX46639.3$1.1M+10.0%#821 of 1,328
53Montague County, TX4555.9$1.4M+9.6%#841 of 1,328
54Dallas County, TX456907.0$1.3M+1.9%#843 of 1,328
55Jasper County, TX4453.6$2.1M+0.5%#853 of 1,328
56Erath County, TX4484.8$1.8M+2.8%#862 of 1,328
57Polk County, TX44105.1$1.6M+5.9%#866 of 1,328
58Harris County, TX441,5218.7$1.1M+6.6%#879 of 1,328
59Tarrant County, TX435887.5$1.3M+6.3%#893 of 1,328
60El Paso County, TX431886.3$1.3M+1.3%#896 of 1,328
61Ector County, TX43507.7$1.1M+5.0%#897 of 1,328
62Cameron County, TX42946.8$1.1M+3.0%#916 of 1,328
63Hidalgo County, TX422378.8$871K+5.6%#919 of 1,328
64Burnet County, TX41178.1$1.2M+15.2%#940 of 1,328
65Fayette County, TX4076.7$1.3M+3.9%#953 of 1,328
66McLennan County, TX39656.7$1.3M+4.2%#971 of 1,328
67Lubbock County, TX391007.9$1.1M+5.6%#974 of 1,328
68Coryell County, TX37165.9$1.4M+3.0%#1,007 of 1,328
69San Patricio County, TX37176.7$1.3M+4.7%#1,012 of 1,328
70Bell County, TX371037.2$1.2M+8.0%#1,014 of 1,328
71Lamar County, TX36115.5$1.5M+2.7%#1,025 of 1,328
72Colorado County, TX3667.6$1.2M+3.9%#1,034 of 1,328
73Wichita County, TX35295.9$1.4M0.0%#1,050 of 1,328
74Anderson County, TX35137.4$1.1M+3.2%#1,056 of 1,328
75Taylor County, TX35498.9$947K+4.6%#1,058 of 1,328
76Walker County, TX34166.1$1.2M+9.5%#1,069 of 1,328
77Atascosa County, TX34148.3$1M+8.7%#1,075 of 1,328
78Gregg County, TX345210.8$780K+1.4%#1,078 of 1,328
79Franklin County, TX34512.8$720K+6.0%#1,079 of 1,328
80Howard County, TX3364.9$1.8M−12.4%#1,080 of 1,328
81Nueces County, TX331108.4$1M−0.2%#1,095 of 1,328
82Potter County, TX32225.2$1.5M−3.3%#1,101 of 1,328
83Limestone County, TX3256.0$1.3M+3.2%#1,107 of 1,328
84Hopkins County, TX32128.6$996K+6.1%#1,116 of 1,328
85Brown County, TX3085.3$1.4M+1.7%#1,137 of 1,328
86Jefferson County, TX28768.0$1M−0.7%#1,170 of 1,328
87Lavaca County, TX2767.1$1.2M+1.5%#1,177 of 1,328
88Tom Green County, TX27347.3$1.2M+0.4%#1,178 of 1,328
89Kerr County, TX27208.8$988K+2.5%#1,179 of 1,328
90Bowie County, TX273810.8$743K−0.2%#1,182 of 1,328
91Shelby County, TX2655.3$1.4M+1.0%#1,184 of 1,328
92Calhoun County, TX2666.9$1.3M−2.3%#1,186 of 1,328
93Nacogdoches County, TX26155.9$1.3M+2.2%#1,187 of 1,328
94Angelina County, TX26216.5$1.2M+1.9%#1,190 of 1,328
95DeWitt County, TX2457.2$1.1M+2.4%#1,204 of 1,328
96Kleberg County, TX2365.1$1.5M−2.2%#1,209 of 1,328
97Victoria County, TX233810.9$779K+1.5%#1,214 of 1,328
98Bee County, TX23910.2$753K+4.7%#1,215 of 1,328
99Cass County, TX2275.9$1.3M+0.7%#1,223 of 1,328
100Tyler County, TX2268.4$928K+3.1%#1,227 of 1,328
101Gonzales County, TX2167.6$1M+2.5%#1,229 of 1,328
102Wharton County, TX21159.4$917K+1.2%#1,232 of 1,328
103Matagorda County, TX18127.8$1M+0.5%#1,253 of 1,328
104Hale County, TX1776.3$1.2M−2.0%#1,257 of 1,328
105Val Verde County, TX16148.3$965K+0.5%#1,264 of 1,328
106Starr County, TX14126.3$1.1M+0.7%#1,272 of 1,328
107Uvalde County, TX1489.5$790K+1.6%#1,276 of 1,328
108Titus County, TX141210.8$733K+0.9%#1,277 of 1,328
109Jim Wells County, TX13107.5$1M−0.2%#1,284 of 1,328
110Gray County, TX1178.8$921K−1.3%#1,296 of 1,328
Cooke County, TXNot scored31.8$5M+6.5%
Upshur County, TXNot scored42.6$3.2M+8.2%
Grimes County, TXNot scored22.0$4.4M+16.3%
San Jacinto County, TXNot scored10.9$8.9M+7.1%
Panola County, TXNot scored44.5$1.9M+2.3%
Lampasas County, TXNot scored44.8$2M+9.0%
Llano County, TXNot scored43.7$2.4M+9.5%
Gaines County, TXNot scored45.8$1.6M+10.4%
Houston County, TXNot scored33.8$2.1M+1.1%
Bandera County, TXNot scored44.3$2M+9.0%
Moore County, TXNot scored34.2$1.9M+3.0%
Hockley County, TXNot scored33.8$2.2M+0.5%
Jones County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.1%
Hutchinson County, TXNot scored34.3$2M−4.5%
Willacy County, TXNot scored11.8$4.2M−0.8%
Freestone County, TXNot scored45.6$1.5M+7.1%
Burleson County, TXNot scored22.5$3.4M+16.2%
Bosque County, TXNot scored11.3$6.4M+3.6%
Andrews County, TXNot scored34.4$2.1M+1.6%
Frio County, TXNot scored47.4$1M+2.3%
Deaf Smith County, TXNot scored23.3$2.4M+0.5%
Young County, TXNot scored45.2$1.6M+1.7%
Eastland County, TXNot scored45.5$1.4M+1.9%
Lee County, TXNot scored34.3$2.1M+7.0%
Falls County, TXNot scored23.2$2.5M+5.5%
Robertson County, TXNot scored34.5$1.9M+6.4%
Scurry County, TXNot scored35.1$1.6M−4.5%
Leon County, TXNot scored34.5$1.8M+7.1%
Jackson County, TXNot scored35.0$1.7M+2.6%
Karnes County, TXNot scored36.3$1.3M+1.4%
Pecos County, TXNot scored35.7$1.5M−4.1%
Nolan County, TXNot scored35.1$1.5M−4.1%
Callahan County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.4%
Trinity County, TXNot scored11.6$4.6M+5.5%
Comanche County, TXNot scored11.9$4.3M+5.9%
Zapata County, TXNot scored24.4$1.5M−0.9%
Madison County, TXNot scored12.4$3.6M+5.7%
Lamb County, TXNot scored12.1$3.6M−3.3%
Camp County, TXNot scored24.2$2M+7.7%
Rains County, TXNot scored24.1$2.1M+11.2%
Reeves County, TXNot scored24.7$1.7M−17.8%
Wilbarger County, TXNot scored36.3$1.2M−2.8%
Blanco County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+18.6%
Dawson County, TXNot scored24.9$1.6M−5.6%
Newton County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Morris County, TXNot scored48.2$927K+1.3%
Terry County, TXNot scored37.0$1.1M−0.6%
Live Oak County, TXNot scored12.3$3.4M+5.1%
Red River County, TXNot scored12.0$3.6M+2.2%
Ward County, TXNot scored24.6$1.9M−4.7%
Clay County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Sabine County, TXNot scored36.5$1.2M+1.2%
Runnels County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Ochiltree County, TXNot scored25.4$1.5M−6.7%
Duval County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Marion County, TXNot scored12.4$3.1M+0.3%
Parmer County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Somervell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+11.5%
Brewster County, TXNot scored24.0$1.9M−1.1%
Zavala County, TXNot scored13.1$2.1M−6.5%
Stephens County, TXNot scored25.5$1.4M+3.1%
Mitchell County, TXNot scored27.3$1.1M−0.7%
Jack County, TXNot scored26.7$1.3M+12.7%
Archer County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.7%
Hamilton County, TXNot scored13.2$2.5M+5.2%
Dimmit County, TXNot scored13.3$2.1M−6.5%
San Augustine County, TXNot scored13.4$2.2M−2.5%
Coleman County, TXNot scored13.0$2.5M+3.0%
Yoakum County, TXNot scored27.7$1.2M−3.0%
McCulloch County, TXNot scored412.1$630K−1.6%
Winkler County, TXNot scored310.9$812K−2.8%
Castro County, TXNot scored14.1$1.9M−0.4%
Dallam County, TXNot scored13.9$2M+5.2%
Goliad County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Brooks County, TXNot scored26.7$1.1M−7.3%
Swisher County, TXNot scored28.4$817K−3.5%
Bailey County, TXNot scored14.5$1.8M+1.4%
La Salle County, TXNot scored16.1$1.3M−1.9%
Childress County, TXNot scored316.3$499K−0.2%
Refugio County, TXNot scored14.0$1.9M−1.3%
Presidio County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.0%
Carson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.2%
Lynn County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.3%
San Saba County, TXNot scored14.8$1.7M+1.1%
Delta County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.3%
Haskell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Martin County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Floyd County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−9.1%
Hartley County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−8.1%
Hansford County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Garza County, TXNot scored16.8$1.1M−22.3%
Crosby County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.8%
Wheeler County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Jim Hogg County, TXNot scored215.6$445K−6.0%
Crane County, TXNot scored16.1$1.4M−2.5%
Mills County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Kimble County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Mason County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Fisher County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Hardeman County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Baylor County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Hudspeth County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.7%
Coke County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Concho County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+8.7%
Knox County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.6%
Sutton County, TXNot scored17.9$1.1M−4.7%
Donley County, TXNot scored18.5$910K−1.9%
Hemphill County, TXNot scored16.8$1.2M−8.4%
Reagan County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Upton County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Shackelford County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Kinney County, TXNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Lipscomb County, TXNot scored19.8$884K−2.8%
Crockett County, TXNot scored216.3$518K−10.5%
Hall County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Real County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Collingsworth County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Cochran County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Schleicher County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.9%
Sherman County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Oldham County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
Culberson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Menard County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Jeff Davis County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−13.9%
Armstrong County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Dickens County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.7%
Throckmorton County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.7%
Sterling County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Irion County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Cottle County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−10.4%
Briscoe County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Edwards County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Stonewall County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Motley County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Glasscock County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
Foard County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Terrell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−6.6%
Roberts County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.2%
Kent County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.1%
Borden County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.8%
McMullen County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
King County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−28.1%
Kenedy County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−8.6%
Loving County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−17.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 nail salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Texas?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7,968 nail salons in Texas. 2,142 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 1,881 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 51.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 52,519 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Texas spend on personal care products and services?

About $10.3B a year, or $937 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,968 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 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Texas compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Texas has 7.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 20% 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 U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Texas would have about 6,168, against 7,968 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,844 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 51.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Texas has the highest market score for nail salons?

Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Sherman-Denison metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 30 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Jacksonville area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 110 scored counties in Texas, Waller County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Texas scores 40 for nail salons (lower middle), #41 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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