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Spas and skin care studios in Anchorage Municipality, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,390 of 1,769 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
147
10 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
39
+5.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$125.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$855K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
287,155
−1.3% 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

Anchorage Municipality scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,390 of 1,769 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 147 spas and skin care studios in Anchorage Municipality. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Anchorage Municipality spend about $125.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,158 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 147 spas and skin care studios, that is $855K per studio, 2% below 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 39 businesses with payroll in Anchorage Municipality classed as other personal care services, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,785 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Population estimates show Anchorage Municipality declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Anchorage Municipality compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Anchorage Municipality, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureAnchorage MunicipalityAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.511.611.5
Spending per listing$855K$940K$876K
Households per official establishment2,7853,9214,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.4%+7.8%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,158$1,095$1,005
Median household income$103,284$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score3645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 39+5.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
14710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality

Population, 2025 estimate
287,155−1.3% since 2020
Households
108,597
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,200
Median home value
$395,900
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Anchorage Municipality marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK634812.0$901K+10.4%#431 of 1,769
2Juneau City and Borough, AK55139.9$1.2M−1.8%#697 of 1,769
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK463710.2$1.1M−1.4%#1,016 of 1,769
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK374217.2$592K+5.1%#1,378 of 1,769
5Anchorage Municipality, AK3614713.5$855K−1.3%#1,390 of 1,769
6Kodiak Island Borough, AK33612.9$794K−5.0%#1,463 of 1,769

Other business types in Anchorage Municipality

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?

Anchorage Municipality has 147 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on personal care products and services?

About $125.7M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $855K 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 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Anchorage Municipality has 13.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $855K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 144, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,785 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?

Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 36 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,390 of 1,769 scored counties.

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