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Nail salons in Frederick County, VA

The nail salons in Frederick County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #246 of 1,328 scored counties
#9 of 64 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
16
7 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,955
+8.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 nail salons in Frederick County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 44%, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

Households in Frederick County spend about $36.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,033 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 37% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 3,539 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Frederick County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Frederick County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Frederick County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #246 of 1,328 scored counties and #9 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Frederick 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.

Nail salons in Frederick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFrederick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.56.06.0
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.7M$1.7M
Households per official establishment3,5393,6193,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.3%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,033$1,023$1,005
Median household income$97,606$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 10
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
80Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
167 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$60K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Frederick 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 Frederick County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,955+8.8% since 2020
Households
35,385
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
230
Median household income
$97,606+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,937
Median home value
$386,000
Jobs located here
32,890
Daytime population
83,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for nail salons, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Frederick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Louisa County, VA8353.2$3M+13.6%#27 of 1,328
2Powhatan County, VA8254.4$2.5M+7.0%#32 of 1,328
3Fauquier County, VA81134.9$2.4M+4.8%#41 of 1,328
4King George County, VA8154.9$2.2M+10.5%#43 of 1,328
5Orange County, VA7753.4$3M+10.1%#67 of 1,328
6Culpeper County, VA7494.8$2.1M+9.3%#108 of 1,328
7Richmond city, VA69343.3$2.6M+4.6%#170 of 1,328
8Albemarle County, VA68194.1$2.6M+5.1%#190 of 1,328
9Frederick County, VA66164.5$2.3M+8.8%#246 of 1,328
10Isle of Wight County, VA6463.8$2.6M+6.7%#289 of 1,328

Other business types in Frederick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Frederick County, VA?

Frederick County has 16 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Frederick County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $36.5M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,385 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Frederick County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Frederick County has 4.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.3M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Frederick County would have about 22, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,539 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.

How fast is Frederick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Frederick County at 99,955 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,385 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $97,606 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Frederick County scores 66 for nail salons (upper middle), #246 of 1,328 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for nail salons · All 56 business types in Frederick County

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