Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Nail salons in Hancock County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Hancock County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,729
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $798 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $10.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 4 nail salons, that is $2.6M per salon, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 4 nail salons on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hancock County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 nail salons on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Hancock County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,248 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +77.4% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,466 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 40 |
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
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,729−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 83 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,029
- Median home value
- $130,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,070
- Daytime population
- 24,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 82 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +9.2% | #30 of 1,328 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 70 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +13.7% | #152 of 1,328 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 47 | 32 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #790 of 1,328 |
| 4Ohio County, WV | 40 | 8 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −4.4% | #946 of 1,328 |
| 5Marion County, WV | 39 | 10 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #963 of 1,328 |
| 6Mercer County, WV | 38 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.3M | −3.4% | #979 of 1,328 |
| 7Kanawha County, WV | 37 | 39 | 5.1 | $1.6M | −4.3% | #1,004 of 1,328 |
| 8Putnam County, WV | 36 | 14 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −1.0% | #1,023 of 1,328 |
| 9Cabell County, WV | 31 | 26 | 6.6 | $1.2M | −3.2% | #1,129 of 1,328 |
| 10Raleigh County, WV | 30 | 16 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −3.5% | #1,140 of 1,328 |
| Hancock County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −4.5% |
Other business types in Hancock 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 spas31
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Hancock County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 nail salons in Hancock County. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.2M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Hancock County has 3.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $2.6M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Hancock County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County has no market score for nail salons: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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