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Nail salons in Utah County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #193 of 1,328 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 109
- 24 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +107.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $230.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 759,859
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Utah County comes to about $230.5M a year: $1,135 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 109 nail salons on map listings in Utah County as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 22%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Utah County in 2023, up 107.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,500 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 439 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $698K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Utah County.
Population estimates show Utah County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Utah County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #193 of 1,328 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Utah 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 | Utah County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,500 | 4,326 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +107.1% | +106.4% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,135 | $1,100 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $100,671 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 58+107.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 439Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $698K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Utah 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 Utah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 759,859+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,018
- Median age
- 27.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,622
- Median home value
- $538,700
- Jobs located here
- 295,403
- Daytime population
- 667,806Residents 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 Utah 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 spas59
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Utah County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 nail salons in Utah County. 24 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 107.1% from 2019. Official counts list 439 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on personal care products and services?
About $230.5M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Utah County has 5.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Utah County would have about 138, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,500 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 107.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Utah County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 68 for nail salons (upper middle), #193 of 1,328 scored counties.
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