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Nail salons in Orange County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Orange County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #766 of 1,328 scored counties
#45 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 12 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On personal care products and services · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,266
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Orange County spend about $28.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $888 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Orange County has 22 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 55%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 10,812 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Orange County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #766 of 1,328 scored counties and #45 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,812 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $888 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,104 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,266+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,437
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $72,104+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,821
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,842
- Daytime population
- 69,740Residents 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 |
| 45Orange County, TX | 48 | 22 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #766 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Orange 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 salons58
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Orange County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 nail salons in Orange County. 12 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $28.8M a year, or $888 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 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 32,437 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Orange County has 6.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Orange County would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,812 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 86,266 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,437 households. Median household income in Orange County is $72,104, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Orange County scores 48 for nail salons (lower middle), #766 of 1,328 scored counties.
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