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How many nail salons are in Chicago, IL?
There are 1,687 nail salons in Chicago, IL. 1,365 of them (81%) have a website.
1,687
nail salons listed
81%
have a website
6.1
per 10,000 residents
Selling to nail salons in Chicago?
Small Fish reads each one’s website and keeps the ones that fit what you sell, like “no online booking”, with a phone, an email and a one-line reason to reach out.
Find the ones worth contacting →How Chicago compares
Chicago ranks 2 of 3 cities we counted for nail salons per resident.
| City | nail salons | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,981 | 7.4 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,687 | 6.1 |
| New York, NY | 4,992 | 5.9 |
Other businesses in Chicago
- restaurants: 19,335
- real estate agents: 5,127
- dentists: 3,632
- hair salons: 3,318
- auto repair shops: 3,113
- insurance agents: 2,296
- gyms: 1,910
- law firms: 1,738
- car dealers: 1,590
- barbershops: 1,583
- coffee shops: 1,402
- chiropractors: 1,280
- physical therapists: 1,268
- bakeries: 1,134
- optometrists: 804
- accountants: 790
- HVAC companies: 752
- plumbers: 629
- roofers: 626
- med spas: 551
- house cleaning services: 517
- veterinarians: 500
- landscapers: 435
- electricians: 396
- pet groomers: 384
- yoga studios: 382
- florists: 345
- painters: 234
- pest control companies: 179
How we count
From the open Overture Maps business listings (release 2026-08-19.0), within Chicago’s boundary, counted in October 2026. Listings data, not a census: a few may have closed or moved, and a business filed under another category is not included. Population is the city’s own figure from the same release’s boundaries.