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Spas and skin care studios in Contra Costa County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,097 of 1,769 scored counties
#32 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
621
63 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
120
+73.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$535.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,293 a household
Spending per listing
$863K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,170,070
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 621 spas and skin care studios in Contra Costa County. 63 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Contra Costa County comes to about $535.8M a year: $1,293 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $863K of household spending for each studio on map listings, in line with 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.

Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Contra Costa County in 2023, up 73.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,453 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Contra Costa County.

Population estimates show Contra Costa County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Contra Costa County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,097 of 1,769 scored counties and #32 of 51 scored counties in California.

How Contra Costa County compares

The same measures for California 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 Contra Costa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureContra Costa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.013.711.5
Spending per listing$863K$839K$876K
Households per official establishment3,4533,4904,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+73.9%+37.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,293$1,149$1,005
Median household income$127,229$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 120+73.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
808
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
612The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$5.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
Households
414,417
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,625
Median household income
$127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$174,872
Median home value
$866,800
Jobs located here
382,994
Daytime population
1,022,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madera County, CA86275.9$1.7M+7.4%#30 of 1,769
2San Benito County, CA84188.8$1.4M+8.6%#41 of 1,769
3Merced County, CA83374.3$2.1M+5.1%#42 of 1,769
4Yolo County, CA76526.8$1.6M+3.1%#109 of 1,769
5Tulare County, CA74916.4$1.5M+2.4%#143 of 1,769
6San Joaquin County, CA742168.8$1.2M+5.5%#148 of 1,769
7Imperial County, CA70234.6$1.9M+1.1%#210 of 1,769
8Kern County, CA702177.6$1.2M+2.3%#231 of 1,769
9El Dorado County, CA67739.6$1.3M+0.6%#308 of 1,769
10Amador County, CA67148.7$1.2M+3.2%#310 of 1,769
32Contra Costa County, CA4462115.0$863K+0.3%#1,097 of 1,769

Other business types in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County, CA?

There are 621 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Contra Costa County as of September 2026. 63 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 73.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on personal care products and services?

About $535.8M a year, or $1,293 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 621 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $863K 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 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Contra Costa County has 15.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $863K, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 612, against 621 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,453 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 73.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 44 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,097 of 1,769 scored counties.

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