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Nail salons in Mason County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #9 of 1,328 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,165
+7.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Mason County is 87 (high), #9 of 1,328 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for nail salons.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 nail salons in Mason County. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $1,020 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $26.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.8M per salon, 2.3 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Mason County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mason 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.

Nail salons in Mason County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.75.36.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4843,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,020$1,137$1,005
Median household income$83,270$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8756

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
75 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,165+7.8% since 2020
Households
26,029
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
960 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,630
Median home value
$411,800
Jobs located here
13,833
Daytime population
54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mason County, WA8772.7$3.8M+7.8%#9 of 1,328
2Jefferson County, WA6963.7$2.7M+2.7%#169 of 1,328
3Clallam County, WA66113.1$3M+1.1%#238 of 1,328
4Kittitas County, WA6584.0$2.5M+4.2%#265 of 1,328
5Kitsap County, WA63504.6$2.5M+2.7%#323 of 1,328
6Grays Harbor County, WA63134.2$2.1M+3.0%#330 of 1,328
7King County, WA605245.6$2.3M+3.1%#396 of 1,328
8Whatcom County, WA60434.6$2.2M+3.9%#397 of 1,328
9Grant County, WA60195.4$1.8M+6.3%#404 of 1,328
10Chelan County, WA59144.4$2.3M+3.3%#419 of 1,328

Other business types in Mason County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Mason County, WA?

Mason County has 7 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mason County, WA spend on personal care products and services?

About $26.5M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mason County, WA compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Mason County has 2.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $3.8M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Mason County would have about 16, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Mason County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 87 for nail salons (high), #9 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 Mason County

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