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Nail salons in Portage County, WI
The nail salons in Portage County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #515 of 1,328 scored counties
#24 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 16
- 9 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On personal care products and services · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,943
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Portage County spend about $29.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $985 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 nail salons, that is $1.8M per salon, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 16 nail salons on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Portage County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Portage County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Portage County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #515 of 1,328 scored counties and #24 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,332 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $985 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,070 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 54 |
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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,943+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,679
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $76,070+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,142
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,759
- Daytime population
- 69,944Residents 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 |
| 24Portage County, WI | 56 | 16 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #515 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Portage 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 spas48
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Portage County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 nail salons in Portage County. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Portage County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Portage County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $29.2M a year, or $985 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 29,679 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, WI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Portage County has 5.4 nail salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.8M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Portage County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Portage County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 71,943 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,679 households. Median household income in Portage County is $76,070, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Portage County scores 56 for nail salons (upper middle), #515 of 1,328 scored counties.
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