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Spas and skin care studios in Los Angeles County, CA

How Los Angeles County, CA 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,526 of 1,769 scored counties
#47 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
4,948
377 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
1,148
+37.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.7B
On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
Spending per listing
$755K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Los Angeles County is 30 (lower middle), #1,526 of 1,769 scored counties and #47 of 51 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 4,948 spas and skin care studios in Los Angeles County. Of those, 377 are chain locations, or 8%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 26% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $1,093 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Los Angeles County spend about $3.7B a year on personal care products and services. That is about $755K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 14% 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.

Official counts show 1,148 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Los Angeles County in 2023, up 37.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,976 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 92 SBA-backed loans worth $33.5M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Los Angeles County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Los Angeles County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.513.711.5
Spending per listing$755K$839K$876K
Households per official establishment2,9763,4904,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+37.5%+37.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,093$1,149$1,005
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
835 → 1,148+37.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,356
Annual payroll, 2023
$234.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4,948377 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4,264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
92
Amount
$33.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents 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 Los Angeles 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
47Los Angeles County, CA304,94814.5$755K−3.0%#1,526 of 1,769

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Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Los Angeles County, CA?

Los Angeles County has 4,948 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 377 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 1,148 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 37.5% from 2019.

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

About $3.7B a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,948 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $755K 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 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Los Angeles County has 14.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $755K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 4,264, against 4,948 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,976 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 30 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,526 of 1,769 scored counties.

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