Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Nail salons in Fort Bend County, TX
How Fort Bend County, TX 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #644 of 1,328 scored counties
#36 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 282
- 46 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +60.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $327.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 282 nail salons in Fort Bend County. 46 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Fort Bend County spend about $327.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,118 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 282 nail salons, that is $1.2M per salon, 31% 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 Fort Bend County was 72 in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,065 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,578 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $650K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Fort Bend County.
Population estimates show Fort Bend County grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Fort Bend County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #644 of 1,328 scored counties and #36 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,065 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +60.0% | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,118 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 72+60.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,578Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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 |
| 36Fort Bend County, TX | 52 | 282 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +17.4% | #644 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 spas51
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Fort Bend County, TX?
Fort Bend County has 282 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 60.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,578 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $327.1M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 282 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Fort Bend County has 9.6 nail salons per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 196, against 282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,065 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #644 of 1,328 scored counties.
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