Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Nail salons in Waukesha County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #757 of 1,328 scored counties
#26 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 123
- 28 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +46.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $200.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 nail salons in Waukesha County. 28 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
At $1,190 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Waukesha County spend about $200.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 2% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 63 businesses with payroll in Waukesha County classed as nail salons, up 46.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,677 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Waukesha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waukesha County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #757 of 1,328 scored counties and #26 of 32 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,677 | 5,332 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.5% | +35.2% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,190 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 63+46.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for nail salons, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
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 |
| 26Waukesha County, WI | 48 | 123 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +2.4% | #757 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 spas40
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Waukesha County, WI?
Waukesha County has 123 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 46.5% from 2019. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $200.7M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Waukesha County has 7.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.6M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 120, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,677 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 48 for nail salons (lower middle), #757 of 1,328 scored counties.
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