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Nail salons in Ellis County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Ellis County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #468 of 1,328 scored counties
#24 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 50
- 20 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73M
- On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 240,867
- +24.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 nail salons in Ellis County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 40%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,018 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $73M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.5M per salon, 13% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Ellis County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,485 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 135 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Ellis County.
Population estimates show Ellis County grew 24.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Ellis County is 58 (upper middle), #468 of 1,328 scored counties and #24 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Ellis 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 | Ellis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,485 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,018 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $99,595 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 240,867+24.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,759
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $99,595+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,930
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 60,835
- Daytime population
- 167,890Residents 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 Ellis 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 |
| 24Ellis County, TX | 58 | 50 | 7.0 | $1.5M | +24.0% | #468 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Ellis 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 spas53
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Ellis County, TX?
Ellis County has 50 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ellis County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $73M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,759 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Ellis County has 7.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Ellis County would have about 44, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,485 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 240,867 people in 2025, up 24.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,759 households. The median household income in Ellis County is $99,595 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Ellis County scores 58 for nail salons (upper middle), #468 of 1,328 scored counties.
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