Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Nail salons in James City County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in James City County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #842 of 1,328 scored counties
#32 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,326
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,085 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in James City County spend about $34.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
James City County has 26 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in James City County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,461 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in James City County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, James City County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #842 of 1,328 scored counties and #32 of 64 scored counties in Virginia.
How James City 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 | James City 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 | 2,461 | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,085 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,985 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 James City 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 James City County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,326+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 31,990
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 569
- Median household income
- $109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,336
- Median home value
- $447,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,780
- Daytime population
- 77,881Residents 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 |
| 32James City County, VA | 45 | 26 | 8.1 | $1.3M | +6.2% | #842 of 1,328 |
Other business types in James City 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 spas49
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care62
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in James City County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 nail salons in James City County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in James City County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.7M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.
How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
James City 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, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, James City County would have about 21, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,461 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is James City County, VA growing?
Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 45 for nail salons (lower middle), #842 of 1,328 scored counties.
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