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Spas and skin care studios in Madera County, CA

How Madera 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 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #30 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
27
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.6M
On personal care products and services · $984 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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

For spas and skin care studios, Madera County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #30 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 51 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for spas and skin care studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 spas and skin care studios in Madera County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Madera County spend about $44.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $984 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per studio, 89% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Madera County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 15,126 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madera 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 Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.913.711.5
Spending per listing$1.7M$839K$876K
Households per official establishment15,1263,4904,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+37.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$984$1,149$1,005
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score8637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$62K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
271 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Madera 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 Madera County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents 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 Madera 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

Other business types in Madera 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 Madera County, CA?

There are 27 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Madera County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

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

About $44.6M a year, or $984 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madera County has 5.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 89% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Madera County would have about 51, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,126 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 86 for spas and skin care studios (high), #30 of 1,769 scored counties.

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