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Nail salons in Chesterfield County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Chesterfield County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #743 of 1,328 scored counties
#30 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 113
- 37 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +95.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 nail salons in Chesterfield County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 33%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Chesterfield County spend about $147.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,054 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 113 nail salons, that is $1.3M per salon, 22% 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.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Chesterfield County in 2023, up 95.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,594 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 481 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Chesterfield County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chesterfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Chesterfield County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #743 of 1,328 scored counties and #30 of 64 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,594 | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +95.0% | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,054 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 39+95.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 481Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents 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 Chesterfield County 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 |
| 30Chesterfield County, VA | 49 | 113 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +8.7% | #743 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Chesterfield 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 spas50
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Chesterfield County, VA?
There are 113 nail salons on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 37 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 95.0% from 2019. Official counts list 481 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $147.7M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Chesterfield County has 8.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 88, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,594 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 95.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 49 for nail salons (lower middle), #743 of 1,328 scored counties.
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