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Nail salons in Washington County, TX
How Washington 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #679 of 1,328 scored counties
#37 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On personal care products and services · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,288
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $13.9M a year: $901 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 9 nail salons on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Washington County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Washington County is 51 (upper middle), #679 of 1,328 scored counties and #37 of 110 scored counties in Texas.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $901 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,825 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,288+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,481
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,165
- Median home value
- $288,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,640
- Daytime population
- 34,059Residents 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 |
| 37Washington County, TX | 51 | 9 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +7.0% | #679 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Washington 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 salons60
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Washington County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 nail salons in Washington County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.9M a year, or $901 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 15,481 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Washington County has 5.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.5M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Washington County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. Median household income in Washington County is $77,825, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Washington County scores 51 for nail salons (upper middle), #679 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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