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Nail salons in Iron County, UT
How Iron County, UT 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #632 of 1,328 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On personal care products and services · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,141
- +16.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Iron County spend about $18.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $931 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 nail salons, that is $1.6M per salon, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Iron County has 12 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Iron County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,031 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Iron County grew 16.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Iron County is 52 (upper middle), #632 of 1,328 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Utah.
How Iron County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Iron County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,031 | 4,326 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +106.4% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $931 | $1,100 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,247 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,141+16.4% since 2020
- Households
- 20,157
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,495
- Median home value
- $379,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,946
- Daytime population
- 58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Box Elder County, UT | 88 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +12.7% | #6 of 1,328 |
| 2Weber County, UT | 82 | 40 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #31 of 1,328 |
| 3Cache County, UT | 79 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +8.5% | #53 of 1,328 |
| 4Tooele County, UT | 78 | 11 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +19.2% | #61 of 1,328 |
| 5Davis County, UT | 70 | 56 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #151 of 1,328 |
| 6Utah County, UT | 68 | 109 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +14.5% | #193 of 1,328 |
| 7Washington County, UT | 66 | 49 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +17.4% | #254 of 1,328 |
| 8Salt Lake County, UT | 54 | 266 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #565 of 1,328 |
| 9Summit County, UT | 54 | 12 | 7.6 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #566 of 1,328 |
| 10Iron County, UT | 52 | 12 | 6.0 | $1.6M | +16.4% | #632 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Iron 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 spas45
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Iron County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 nail salons in Iron County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iron County, UT spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.8M a year, or $931 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, UT compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Iron County has 6.0 nail salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Iron County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,031 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Iron County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 52 for nail salons (upper middle), #632 of 1,328 scored counties.
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