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Nail salons in Albemarle County, VA
The nail salons in Albemarle County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 1,328 scored counties
#8 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 19
- 9 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 nail salons in Albemarle County. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Albemarle County spend about $49.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,079 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per salon, 56% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Albemarle County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 3,532 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 86 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albemarle County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Albemarle County is 68 (upper middle), #190 of 1,328 scored counties and #8 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,532 | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,079 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 86Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 199 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Louisa County, VA | 83 | 5 | 3.2 | $3M | +13.6% | #27 of 1,328 |
| 2Powhatan County, VA | 82 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +7.0% | #32 of 1,328 |
| 3Fauquier County, VA | 81 | 13 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #41 of 1,328 |
| 4King George County, VA | 81 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +10.5% | #43 of 1,328 |
| 5Orange County, VA | 77 | 5 | 3.4 | $3M | +10.1% | #67 of 1,328 |
| 6Culpeper County, VA | 74 | 9 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +9.3% | #108 of 1,328 |
| 7Richmond city, VA | 69 | 34 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #170 of 1,328 |
| 8Albemarle County, VA | 68 | 19 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +5.1% | #190 of 1,328 |
| 9Frederick County, VA | 66 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +8.8% | #246 of 1,328 |
| 10Isle of Wight County, VA | 64 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #289 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 spas67
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care69
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Albemarle County, VA?
Albemarle County has 19 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 86 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.5M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Albemarle County has 4.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.6M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 30, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,532 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 68 for nail salons (upper middle), #190 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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