Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Salons, barbers and spas in Skagit County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Skagit County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #939 of 2,385 scored counties
#21 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 217
- 30 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $254K
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 217 salons, barbers and spas in Skagit County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 41.5 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,055 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Skagit County spend about $55.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $254K per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Skagit County classed as personal care services, down 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 918 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 386 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $310K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Skagit County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Skagit County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Skagit County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #939 of 2,385 scored counties and #21 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Skagit County compares
The same measures for Washington and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | Skagit County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.5 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $254K | $268K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 918 | 695 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.3% | +6.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,055 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 57−12.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 386Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21730 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 260The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $310K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Skagit 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 Skagit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Washington, with Skagit County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Skamania County, WA | 91 | 8 | 15.9 | $675K | +5.2% | #6 of 2,385 |
| 2Lincoln County, WA | 88 | 6 | 12.4 | $755K | +9.7% | #18 of 2,385 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 88 | 51 | 19.6 | $520K | +7.8% | #19 of 2,385 |
| 4Klickitat County, WA | 87 | 16 | 16.2 | $599K | +6.6% | #21 of 2,385 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 86 | 44 | 22.7 | $412K | +6.6% | #30 of 2,385 |
| 6Pacific County, WA | 83 | 19 | 17.3 | $531K | +3.6% | #47 of 2,385 |
| 7Pend Oreille County, WA | 82 | 13 | 21.9 | $427K | +7.1% | #54 of 2,385 |
| 8Okanogan County, WA | 81 | 41 | 23.4 | $383K | +7.3% | #60 of 2,385 |
| 9San Juan County, WA | 80 | 20 | 22.2 | $478K | +4.2% | #64 of 2,385 |
| 10Douglas County, WA | 75 | 35 | 22.0 | $474K | +8.0% | #166 of 2,385 |
| 21Skagit County, WA | 54 | 217 | 41.5 | $254K | +2.4% | #939 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Skagit 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 spas54
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Skagit County, WA?
There are 217 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Skagit County as of September 2026. 30 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. Another 386 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Skagit County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $55.2M a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $254K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skagit County, WA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Skagit County has 41.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $254K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Skagit County would have about 260, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 918 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #939 of 2,385 scored counties.
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