Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Nail salons in Galveston County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Galveston County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #717 of 1,328 scored counties
#42 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 110
- 41 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +23.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.7M
- On personal care products and services · $979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Galveston County comes to about $137.7M a year: $979 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Galveston County has 110 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 37%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as nail salons, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,410 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 434 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $231K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Galveston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Galveston County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #717 of 1,328 scored counties and #42 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Galveston 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,410 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.8% | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $979 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 26+23.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 434Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $231K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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 |
| 42Galveston County, TX | 50 | 110 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #717 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Galveston 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 spas56
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care68
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Galveston County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 110 nail salons in Galveston County. 41 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 434 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $137.7M a year, or $979 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 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 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Galveston County has 7.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Galveston County would have about 82, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,410 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 50 for nail salons (upper middle), #717 of 1,328 scored counties.
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