Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Spas and skin care studios in Sebastian County, AR
How Sebastian County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,576 of 1,769 scored counties
#22 of 38 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 74
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.8M
- On personal care products and services · $801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $565K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,641
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Sebastian County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,576 of 1,769 scored counties and #22 of 38 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 spas and skin care studios in Sebastian County. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Sebastian County comes to about $41.8M a year: $801 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $565K per studio, 36% 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 12 businesses with payroll in Sebastian County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 4,348 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sebastian County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sebastian 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.
| Measure | Sebastian County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $858K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,348 | 6,000 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $801 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,790 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $849K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 Sebastian 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 Sebastian County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,641+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,181
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 243
- Median household income
- $57,790+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,364
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 69,861
- Daytime population
- 144,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Sebastian County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 70 | 39 | 7.8 | $1.2M | +7.6% | #236 of 1,769 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 68 | 125 | 11.2 | $910K | +16.0% | #282 of 1,769 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 59 | 25 | 8.8 | $994K | +3.5% | #564 of 1,769 |
| 4Pope County, AR | 56 | 13 | 5.3 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #646 of 1,769 |
| 5Logan County, AR | 52 | 5 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #803 of 1,769 |
| 6Crittenden County, AR | 49 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.7M | −3.9% | #903 of 1,769 |
| 7White County, AR | 48 | 20 | 6.8 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #951 of 1,769 |
| 8Johnson County, AR | 42 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #1,172 of 1,769 |
| 9Cleburne County, AR | 42 | 8 | 7.6 | $1M | +3.9% | #1,182 of 1,769 |
| 10Van Buren County, AR | 40 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #1,234 of 1,769 |
| 22Sebastian County, AR | 28 | 74 | 14.2 | $565K | +2.2% | #1,576 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Sebastian 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 spas25
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care28
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 Sebastian County, AR?
There are 74 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Sebastian County as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) 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 Sebastian County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.8M a year, or $801 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $565K 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 52,181 households in Sebastian County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sebastian County, AR compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Sebastian County has 14.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $565K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Sebastian County would have about 48, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,348 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Sebastian County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Sebastian County at 130,641 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,181 households. Median household income in Sebastian County is $57,790, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Sebastian County scores 28 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,576 of 1,769 scored counties.
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