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Nail salons in Rutland County, VT
The nail salons in Rutland County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #359 of 1,328 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On personal care products and services · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rutland County spend about $23.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $928 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 nail salons, that is $3.4M per salon, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 7 nail salons on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Rutland County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rutland County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #359 of 1,328 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Vermont.
How Rutland County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.5M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,011 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.4% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $928 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 67 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, VT | 66 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #232 of 1,328 |
| 2Rutland County, VT | 61 | 7 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #359 of 1,328 |
| 3Bennington County, VT | 57 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.4M | −1.8% | #480 of 1,328 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 46 | 45 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #807 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Rutland 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 spas40
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Rutland County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 nail salons in Rutland County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Rutland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Rutland County has 2.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Rutland County would have about 14, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 61 for nail salons (upper middle), #359 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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