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Spas and skin care studios in Pickens County, AL

The spas and skin care studios in Pickens County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,659 of 1,769 scored counties
#35 of 40 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On personal care products and services · $737 a household
Spending per listing
$997K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,221
−3.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Pickens County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,659 of 1,769 scored counties and #35 of 40 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Pickens County comes to about $5M a year: $737 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $997K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Pickens County has 5 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Pickens County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pickens 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.

Spas and skin care in Pickens County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.48.111.5
Spending per listing$997K$1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a7,7114,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+41.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$737$839$1,005
Median household income$46,274$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,221−3.9% since 2020
Households
6,764
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
881 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$46,274+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,757
Median home value
$123,900
Jobs located here
3,396
Daytime population
14,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Pickens County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL79307.3$1.3M+18.0%#82 of 1,769
2Elmore County, AL75134.0$2.3M+4.2%#115 of 1,769
3St. Clair County, AL75174.8$1.8M+7.1%#119 of 1,769
4Shelby County, AL72677.7$1.3M+6.5%#180 of 1,769
5Chilton County, AL7173.9$2.1M+5.9%#190 of 1,769
6Lee County, AL69395.6$1.5M+8.6%#247 of 1,769
7Coffee County, AL63157.1$1.2M+6.3%#421 of 1,769
8Colbert County, AL61124.9$1.6M+3.8%#476 of 1,769
9Morgan County, AL59408.2$1.1M+2.6%#561 of 1,769
10Autauga County, AL59208.7$1M+5.1%#562 of 1,769
35Pickens County, AL2357.4$997K−3.9%#1,659 of 1,769

Other business types in Pickens County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Pickens County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 spas and skin care studios in Pickens County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pickens County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $5M a year, or $737 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $997K 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 6,764 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pickens County, AL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Pickens County has 7.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $997K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Pickens County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Pickens County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 18,221 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,764 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $46,274 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% 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. Pickens County scores 23 for spas and skin care studios (low), #1,659 of 1,769 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in Pickens County

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