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Nail salons in Snohomish County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #426 of 1,328 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
186
55 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
147
−3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$381.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 186 nail salons in Snohomish County. Of those, 55 are chain locations, or 30%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $1,207 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Snohomish County spend about $381.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.1M per salon, 23% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Snohomish County was 147 in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,151 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #426 of 1,328 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Washington.

How Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.36.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.1M$1.7M
Households per official establishment2,1512,4843,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.3%+4.8%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,207$1,137$1,005
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
152 → 147−3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
703
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
128Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18655 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
228The 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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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
13Snohomish County, WA591865.9$2.1M+4.9%#426 of 1,328

Other business types in Snohomish County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Snohomish County, WA?

There are 186 nail salons on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. 55 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 128 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $381.6M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snohomish County has 5.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 228, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,151 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 59 for nail salons (upper middle), #426 of 1,328 scored counties.

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