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Spas and skin care studios in Riverside County, CA

The spas and skin care studios in Riverside County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #716 of 1,769 scored counties
#18 of 51 scored counties in California

Listings
1,001
88 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
174
+29.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$847.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
Spending per listing
$847K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,544,916
+5.0% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Riverside County comes to about $847.5M a year: $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $847K per studio, 3% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Riverside County has 1,001 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 88 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 12% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 174 businesses with payroll in Riverside County classed as other personal care services, up 29.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,456 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Riverside County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riverside County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Riverside County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #716 of 1,769 scored counties and #18 of 51 scored counties in California.

How Riverside 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 Riverside County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRiverside CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.913.711.5
Spending per listing$847K$839K$876K
Households per official establishment4,4563,4904,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.9%+37.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,093$1,149$1,005
Median household income$93,074$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
134 → 174+29.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
890
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,00188 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
968The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
Households
775,335
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
7,209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
344
Median household income
$93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,893
Median home value
$557,300
Jobs located here
814,658
Daytime population
2,232,472Residents 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 Riverside 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
18Riverside County, CA551,00112.9$847K+5.0%#716 of 1,769

Other business types in Riverside 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 Riverside County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,001 spas and skin care studios in Riverside County. 88 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 174 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 29.9% from 2019.

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

About $847.5M 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 1,001 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $847K per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Riverside County has 12.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $847K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Riverside County would have about 968, against 1,001 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,456 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Riverside County scores 55 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #716 of 1,769 scored counties.

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