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Nail salons in Bell County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Bell County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,014 of 1,328 scored counties
#70 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 103
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +56.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.9M
- On personal care products and services · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Bell County is 37 (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,328 scored counties and #70 of 110 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 103 nail salons in Bell County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 25%, 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.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Bell County comes to about $119.9M a year: $843 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 103 nail salons, that is $1.2M per salon, 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Bell County was 36 in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,953 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Bell County. Population estimates show Bell County grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,953 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +56.5% | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $843 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 36+56.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 505Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for nail salons, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 87 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +21.9% | #10 of 1,328 |
| 2Medina County, TX | 76 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +11.4% | #73 of 1,328 |
| 3Guadalupe County, TX | 74 | 33 | 5.0 | $2M | +15.8% | #109 of 1,328 |
| 4Wise County, TX | 70 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +21.5% | #153 of 1,328 |
| 5Bastrop County, TX | 70 | 20 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +21.3% | #156 of 1,328 |
| 6Hays County, TX | 68 | 56 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +24.8% | #198 of 1,328 |
| 7Kaufman County, TX | 68 | 33 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +42.2% | #199 of 1,328 |
| 8Cherokee County, TX | 67 | 5 | 2.7 | $3M | +5.4% | #206 of 1,328 |
| 9Fannin County, TX | 67 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +9.2% | #214 of 1,328 |
| 10Parker County, TX | 67 | 33 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +23.5% | #223 of 1,328 |
| 70Bell County, TX | 37 | 103 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +8.0% | #1,014 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Bell 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 spas34
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Bell County, TX?
Bell County has 103 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019. Another 505 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $119.9M a year, or $843 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Bell County has 7.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Bell County would have about 72, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,953 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 37 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,328 scored counties.
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