Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Nail salons in Chelan County, WA
How Chelan County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 1,328 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,037 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 nail salons in Chelan County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chelan County comes to about $32.7M a year: $1,037 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 nail salons, that is $2.3M per salon, 40% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Chelan County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 2,865 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Chelan County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Chelan County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #419 of 1,328 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,865 | 2,484 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,037 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 87 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +7.8% | #9 of 1,328 |
| 2Jefferson County, WA | 69 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #169 of 1,328 |
| 3Clallam County, WA | 66 | 11 | 3.1 | $3M | +1.1% | #238 of 1,328 |
| 4Kittitas County, WA | 65 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #265 of 1,328 |
| 5Kitsap County, WA | 63 | 50 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #323 of 1,328 |
| 6Grays Harbor County, WA | 63 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #330 of 1,328 |
| 7King County, WA | 60 | 524 | 5.6 | $2.3M | +3.1% | #396 of 1,328 |
| 8Whatcom County, WA | 60 | 43 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +3.9% | #397 of 1,328 |
| 9Grant County, WA | 60 | 19 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +6.3% | #404 of 1,328 |
| 10Chelan County, WA | 59 | 14 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +3.3% | #419 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Chelan 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 spas42
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Chelan County, WA?
There are 14 nail salons on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Chelan County has 4.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.3M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Chelan County would have about 20, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,865 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 59 for nail salons (upper middle), #419 of 1,328 scored counties.
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