San Diego, CA · Nail Salons

Nail Salons in San Diego, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 574 nail salons in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,578 people with $76.2 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

574

11th most of 361 US metro areas

People employed

3,578

6.2 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$76.2 million

$21,305 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

80%

of businesses, against 89% across all metros

Change since 2022

+1.1%

in the number of businesses (568 in 2022)

What the numbers say about San Diego.

  • San Diego is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of nail salons, 11th of 361.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 6.2 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $21,305 per employee a year, against $26,291.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps nail salons in San Diego.

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Questions

Nail Salons in San Diego

How many nail salons are there in San Diego?

574 in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,578 people and paid $76.2 million in annual payroll.

Is the San Diego market for nail salons growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 568 to 574 (+1.1%).

What does VERA do for nail salons in San Diego?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a San Diego business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Nail Salons in other markets

Other San Diego markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is nail salons, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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