Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Nail salons in Bristol city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Bristol city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,328 of 1,328 scored counties
#64 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $488K
- 71% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bristol city scores 2 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,328 of 1,328 scored counties and #64 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 nail salons in Bristol city. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $743 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Bristol city spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 11 nail salons, that is $488K per salon, 71% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Bristol city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $488K | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 44 |
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
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents 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 |
| 64Bristol city, VA | 2 | 11 | 15.2 | $488K | −5.2% | #1,328 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Bristol city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many nail salons are in Bristol city, VA?
Bristol city has 11 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Bristol city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $488K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Bristol city has 15.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $488K, 71% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Bristol city would have about 3, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 2 for nail salons (very low), #1,328 of 1,328 scored counties.
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