Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Nail salons in Chesapeake city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Chesapeake city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,091 of 1,328 scored counties
#41 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 81
- 31 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +55.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Chesapeake city is 33 (lower middle), #1,091 of 1,328 scored counties and #41 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Chesapeake city spend about $95.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,019 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 81 nail salons, that is $1.2M per salon, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Chesapeake city has 81 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 38%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Chesapeake city in 2023, up 55.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,081 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesapeake city grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesapeake 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,081 | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +55.2% | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,019 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 45+55.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 313Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8131 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesapeake city marked.
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 |
| 41Chesapeake city, VA | 33 | 81 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,091 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 spas36
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons33
- 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 Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 nail salons in Chesapeake city. 31 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 55.2% from 2019. Official counts list 313 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $95.4M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Chesapeake city has 8.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 57, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,081 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 33 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,091 of 1,328 scored counties.
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