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Is 21740 a good location for a nail salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 21740 in Washington County, Maryland for a nail salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the nail salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 21740, Washington County, Maryland

Nail salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 21740 covers 71 square miles, so its edges are about 4.5 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 21740
25,276 households
Median household income
$62,873
Residents
64,792
Nail salons with employees, 2023
11

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    485Jobs
    2,993Households

    485 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,769 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    0Beauty salons and nail salons
    0.65 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 0 beauty salons and nail salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 3 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $75KMiddle-case sales
    $950Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $51,000 to $126,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $75,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    920Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Unnamed major collector, 920 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 1,250 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 21740

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 21740 can sell each year

Middle case$75K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$51K
High case$126K
Rivals within 3.5 mi65
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$400 to $1,600 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile0

7th percentile for nearby competition among 161 similar businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area

Under the metro median of 3
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile3

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Independent3,430 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent4,700 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent4,810 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,769

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk485
Within 1 mile4,316
Office-type, half mile84

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Retail721
  • Food service and lodging354
  • Manufacturing165
  • Wholesale105
  • Transportation101

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Unnamed Major Collector920

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 21740: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a nail salon there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 71 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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