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Nail salons in Dallas County, TX
The nail salons in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #843 of 1,328 scored counties
#54 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 690
- 183 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 159
- +47.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $915.6M
- On personal care products and services · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 690 nail salons in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Dallas County spend about $915.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $932 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 159 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as nail salons, up 47.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,181 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6,426 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $14M have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Dallas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Dallas County is 45 (lower middle), #843 of 1,328 scored counties and #54 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,181 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +47.2% | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $932 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 159+47.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 537
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6,426Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 690183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 548The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $14M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents 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 Dallas 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 |
| 54Dallas County, TX | 45 | 690 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +1.9% | #843 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 spas31
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Dallas County, TX?
Dallas County has 690 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 183 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 47.2% from 2019. Another 6,426 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $915.6M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 690 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Dallas County has 7.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Dallas County would have about 548, against 690 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,181 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #843 of 1,328 scored counties.
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