Market rankings · Alaska
Spas and skin care studios in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 315
- 20 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.2M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $940K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #32 of 51
- Market score 45 · Lower middle
A site report maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 315 spas and skin care studios in Alaska. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,095 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $296.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $940K per studio, 7% above the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as other personal care services, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,921 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 29.8% over the same years.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #32 for spas and skin care studios, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (48). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 56.
Every market in Alaska for spas and skin care studios
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairbanks-College, AK | 48 | 37 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #203 of 387 |
| 2Anchorage, AK | 43 | 195 | 13.1 | $866K | +1.9% | #256 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 56 | 13 | 9.9 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #187 of 504 |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $2M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 63 | 48 | 12.0 | $901K | +10.4% | #431 of 1,769 |
| 2Juneau City and Borough, AK | 55 | 13 | 9.9 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #697 of 1,769 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 46 | 37 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #1,016 of 1,769 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 37 | 42 | 17.2 | $592K | +5.1% | #1,378 of 1,769 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 36 | 147 | 13.5 | $855K | −1.3% | #1,390 of 1,769 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 33 | 6 | 12.9 | $794K | −5.0% | #1,463 of 1,769 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $2M | −2.6% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 9 | 26.2 | $416K | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 17.5 | $622K | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $1.3M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.2 | $886K | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 1 | 22.2 | $473K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 spas and skin care studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Alaska?
Alaska has 315 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Alaska spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.2M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 315 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $940K per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Alaska has 11.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $940K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Alaska would have about 338, against 315 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,921 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for spas and skin care studios?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 56 (upper middle). Among 6 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 45 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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