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Nail salons in Milwaukee County, WI
The nail salons in Milwaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,083 of 1,328 scored counties
#31 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 229
- 55 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- +19.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $364.7M
- On personal care products and services · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Milwaukee County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,083 of 1,328 scored counties and #31 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $929 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Milwaukee County spend about $364.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 229 nail salons on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Milwaukee County was 127 in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,090 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Milwaukee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Milwaukee County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Milwaukee County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,090 | 5,332 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.8% | +35.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $929 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 127+19.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 610
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 380Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22955 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge County, WI | 75 | 9 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.3% | #80 of 1,328 |
| 2Polk County, WI | 75 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +1.7% | #81 of 1,328 |
| 3Green County, WI | 72 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +0.5% | #121 of 1,328 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 71 | 143 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #139 of 1,328 |
| 5Walworth County, WI | 70 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #144 of 1,328 |
| 6Manitowoc County, WI | 69 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.5M | +0.4% | #158 of 1,328 |
| 7Columbia County, WI | 69 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.1M | −0.7% | #164 of 1,328 |
| 8Racine County, WI | 69 | 27 | 3.4 | $3M | +0.4% | #165 of 1,328 |
| 9Dunn County, WI | 69 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #167 of 1,328 |
| 10St. Croix County, WI | 68 | 16 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #188 of 1,328 |
| 31Milwaukee County, WI | 33 | 229 | 5.8 | $1.6M | −1.5% | #1,083 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 salons34
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons33
- 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 Milwaukee County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 229 nail salons in Milwaukee County. 55 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. Another 380 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $364.7M a year, or $929 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 229 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Milwaukee County has 5.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 218, against 229 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,090 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 33 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,083 of 1,328 scored counties.
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