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Spas and skin care studios in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

The spas and skin care studios in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #166 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
869
81 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
215
+30.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$971.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,429 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,984,473
−0.6% 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

At $1,429 per household (42% above the U.S. average), households in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area spend about $971.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.1M per studio, 28% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

There are 869 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 9%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area was 215 in 2023, up 30.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,162 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #166 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.

How the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.813.711.5
Spending per listing$1.1M$839K$876K
Households per official establishment3,1623,4904,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.5%+37.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,429$1,149$1,005
Median household income$162,111$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
215+30.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,577
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
86981 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area, 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 the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,984,473−0.6% since 2020
Households
679,914
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
735
Median household income
$162,111+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$224,488
Median home value
$1,447,800
Jobs located here
1,157,383
Daytime population
2,140,529Residents 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 metro areas in California for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in California, with the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced, CA83374.3$2.1M+5.1%#2 of 387
2Stockton-Lodi, CA812168.8$1.2M+5.5%#4 of 387
3Yuba City, CA79508.1$1.2M+3.3%#6 of 387
4Visalia, CA76916.4$1.5M+2.4%#14 of 387
5Bakersfield-Delano, CA742177.6$1.2M+2.3%#21 of 387
6El Centro, CA70234.6$1.9M+1.1%#35 of 387
7Hanford-Corcoran, CA68357.9$1.2M+1.0%#46 of 387
8Vallejo, CA6516410.4$1.1M+0.6%#58 of 387
9Fresno, CA623539.5$1M+3.2%#81 of 387
10Modesto, CA5719711.1$921K+0.7%#125 of 387
13San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5286912.8$1.1M−0.6%#166 of 387

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Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 869 spas and skin care studios in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area. 81 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 30.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $971.4M a year, or $1,429 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 869 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 679,914 households in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area has 12.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area would have about 1,109, against 869 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,162 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area at 1,984,473 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,914 households. The median household income in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area is $162,111 a year, twice the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area scores 52 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #166 of 387 scored metro areas.

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