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Spas and skin care studios in Ashley County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Ashley County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On personal care products and services · $672 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,831
−5.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 spas and skin care studios in Ashley County. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Ashley County spend about $4.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $672 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.2M per studio, 41% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Ashley County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Ashley County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 spas and skin care studios on map listings, Ashley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Ashley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.49.511.5
Spending per listing$1.2M$858K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0004,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$672$815$1,005
Median household income$44,266$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
40 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,831−5.9% since 2020
Households
7,356
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,274
Median home value
$91,900
Jobs located here
5,531
Daytime population
17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR70397.8$1.2M+7.6%#236 of 1,769
2Benton County, AR6812511.2$910K+16.0%#282 of 1,769
3Lonoke County, AR59258.8$994K+3.5%#564 of 1,769
4Pope County, AR56135.3$1.5M+2.5%#646 of 1,769
5Logan County, AR5255.9$1.4M+2.5%#803 of 1,769
6Crittenden County, AR4952.7$2.7M−3.9%#903 of 1,769
7White County, AR48206.8$1.1M+4.2%#951 of 1,769
8Johnson County, AR4265.8$1.2M+2.0%#1,172 of 1,769
9Cleburne County, AR4287.6$1M+3.9%#1,182 of 1,769
10Van Buren County, AR4056.7$1.1M+2.8%#1,234 of 1,769
Ashley County, ARNot scored45.4$1.2M−5.9%

Other business types in Ashley 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 Ashley County, AR?

Ashley County has 4 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Ashley County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.9M a year, or $672 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashley County has 5.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Ashley County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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