Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Nail salons in Prince Edward County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Prince Edward County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,245 of 1,328 scored counties
#58 of 64 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On personal care products and services · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $868K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,391
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For nail salons, Prince Edward County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,245 of 1,328 scored counties and #58 of 64 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Prince Edward County comes to about $6.1M a year: $795 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 nail salons, that is $868K per salon, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Prince Edward County has 7 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 53% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Prince Edward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Prince Edward County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince Edward 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 | Prince Edward County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $868K | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,619 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $795 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,315 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 44 |
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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,391+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,641
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,641
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,275
- Daytime population
- 21,661Residents 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 |
| 58Prince Edward County, VA | 19 | 7 | 9.2 | $868K | +2.3% | #1,245 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Prince Edward 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 spas29
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops
- Nail salons19
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Prince Edward County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 nail salons in Prince Edward County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Prince Edward County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince Edward County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.1M a year, or $795 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $868K 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 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince Edward County, VA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Prince Edward County has 9.2 nail salons per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $868K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 19 for nail salons (low), #1,245 of 1,328 scored counties.
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