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Nail salons in Nelson County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Nelson County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On personal care products and services · $923 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,920
+1.2% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Nelson County comes to about $5.9M a year: $923 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no nail salons in Nelson County. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Nelson County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Nelson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Nelson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no nail salons on map listings, Nelson County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Nelson 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 Nelson County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureNelson CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.06.0
Spending per listingn/a$1.7M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,6193,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.3%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$923$1,023$1,005
Median household income$72,589$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,920+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,364
Median age
49.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
471 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,122
Median home value
$321,700
Jobs located here
3,841
Daytime population
12,142Residents 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 Nelson 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
Nelson County, VANot scored00.0n/a+1.2%

Other business types in Nelson County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Nelson County, VA?

There are no nail salons on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.9M a year, or $923 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nelson County has no nail salons on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Nelson County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County has no market score for nail salons, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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