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Is 38017 a good location for a nail salon?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 38017 in Shelby County, Tennessee 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 38017, Shelby County, Tennessee

Nail salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 38017 covers 82 square miles, so its edges are about 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 38017
20,551 households
Median household income
$138,677
Residents
56,826
Nail salons with employees, 2023
11

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    36Jobs
    2,019Households

    36 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 87 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. Less nearby competition than most

    2Beauty salons and nail salons
    620 ftNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 2 beauty salons and nail salons within half a mile (0 chain, 1 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 2 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $245KMiddle-case sales
    $3,050Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $188,000 to $328,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $245,000).

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

    7,491Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Unnamed minor arterial, 7,491 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 240 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 38017

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 38017 can sell each year

Middle case$245K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$188K
High case$328K
Rivals within 3.5 mi26
Healthy share for this business
10% to 15%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$1,550 to $4,100 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 mile2

20th percentile for nearby competition among 1,079 similar businesses in the Memphis metro area

Under the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile2
Within 1 mile2

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group620 ft

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

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk87

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk36
Within 1 mile268
Office-type, half mile28

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services27
  • Food service and lodging19
  • Administrative support14
  • Health care9
  • Wholesale8

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 Minor Arterial7,491

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

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

What an address adds

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  • 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 82 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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