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Nail salons in Hidalgo County, TX
The nail salons in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #919 of 1,328 scored counties
#63 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 237
- 57 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $206.5M
- On personal care products and services · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $871K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $206.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $871K per salon, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Hidalgo County has 237 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 57 are chain locations, or 24%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Hidalgo County in 2023. That is one for every 15,895 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,214 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Hidalgo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #919 of 1,328 scored counties and #63 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $871K | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,895 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $764 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $881K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,214Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23757 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 63Hidalgo County, TX | 42 | 237 | 8.8 | $871K | +5.6% | #919 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 spas35
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons42
- 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 Hidalgo County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 237 nail salons in Hidalgo County. 57 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 1,214 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $206.5M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 237 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $871K 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Hidalgo County has 8.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $871K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 124, against 237 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,895 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 42 for nail salons (lower middle), #919 of 1,328 scored counties.
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