Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Nail salons in Falls Church city, VA
The nail salons in Falls Church city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,096 of 1,328 scored counties
#43 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,291 a household
- Spending per listing
- $810K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Falls Church city scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,096 of 1,328 scored counties and #43 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 nail salons in Falls Church city. None of them are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Falls Church city spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,291 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 nail salons, that is $810K per salon, 52% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Falls Church city was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 627 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates show Falls Church city grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $810K | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 627 | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,291 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $979K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents 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 |
| 43Falls Church city, VA | 33 | 10 | 15.9 | $810K | +3.3% | #1,096 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Falls Church 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 spas33
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Falls Church city, VA?
There are 10 nail salons on map listings in Falls Church city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,291 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $810K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Falls Church city has 15.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $810K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 627 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 33 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,096 of 1,328 scored counties.
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