Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Nail salons in Wichita County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Wichita County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,050 of 1,328 scored counties
#73 of 110 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 29
- 11 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On personal care products and services · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Wichita County is 35 (lower middle), #1,050 of 1,328 scored counties and #73 of 110 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 nail salons in Wichita County. 11 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Wichita County spend about $40.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 nail salons, that is $1.4M per salon, 16% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Wichita County in 2023. That is one for every 5,446 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wichita County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wichita 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 | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,446 | 5,844 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +51.5% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $826 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $928K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 208Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents 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 |
| 73Wichita County, TX | 35 | 29 | 5.9 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #1,050 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Wichita 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 spas23
- Hair salons29
- Barbershops31
- Nail salons35
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Wichita County, TX?
Wichita County has 29 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 208 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.5M a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Wichita County has 5.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Wichita County would have about 24, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,446 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 35 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,050 of 1,328 scored counties.
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