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Nail salons in Carroll County, VA
The nail salons in Carroll County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On personal care products and services · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 29,299
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $754 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $9.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 2 nail salons, that is $4.7M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 2 nail salons on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 nail salons on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $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 | +0.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $754 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,484 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,299+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $54,484+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,718
- Median home value
- $156,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,943
- Daytime population
- 23,365Residents 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 |
| Carroll County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $4.7M | +0.5% |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas55
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Carroll County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 nail salons in Carroll County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.5M a year, or $754 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 12,576 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Carroll County has 2 nail salons on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Carroll County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Carroll County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,299 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $54,484, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Carroll County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carroll County. It maps the nail salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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