Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Spas and skin care studios in Montgomery County, AL
The spas and skin care studios in Montgomery County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,187 of 1,769 scored counties
#28 of 40 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 78
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On personal care products and services · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $942K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Montgomery County comes to about $73.5M a year: $804 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 78 spas and skin care studios, that is $942K per studio, 8% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
There are 78 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 13%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 7,615 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Montgomery County is 42 (lower middle), #1,187 of 1,769 scored counties and #28 of 40 scored counties in Alabama.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the spas and skin care studios 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 8.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $942K | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,615 | 7,711 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $804 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 79 | 30 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +18.0% | #82 of 1,769 |
| 2Elmore County, AL | 75 | 13 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #115 of 1,769 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 75 | 17 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +7.1% | #119 of 1,769 |
| 4Shelby County, AL | 72 | 67 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #180 of 1,769 |
| 5Chilton County, AL | 71 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #190 of 1,769 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 69 | 39 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +8.6% | #247 of 1,769 |
| 7Coffee County, AL | 63 | 15 | 7.1 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #421 of 1,769 |
| 8Colbert County, AL | 61 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #476 of 1,769 |
| 9Morgan County, AL | 59 | 40 | 8.2 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #561 of 1,769 |
| 10Autauga County, AL | 59 | 20 | 8.7 | $1M | +5.1% | #562 of 1,769 |
| 28Montgomery County, AL | 42 | 78 | 8.5 | $942K | −1.1% | #1,187 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 spas22
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops30
- Nail salons23
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Montgomery County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 spas and skin care studios in Montgomery County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $73.5M a year, or $804 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $942K per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Montgomery County has 8.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $942K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 84, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,615 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montgomery County scores 42 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,187 of 1,769 scored counties.
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