Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Spas and skin care studios in Boulder County, CO
How Boulder County, CO 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,574 of 1,769 scored counties
#30 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 262
- 37 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +26.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,186 a household
- Spending per listing
- $620K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Boulder County is 28 (lower middle), #1,574 of 1,769 scored counties and #30 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 262 spas and skin care studios in Boulder County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 19.1 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Boulder County spend about $162.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,186 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 262 spas and skin care studios, that is $620K per studio, 29% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Boulder County was 63 in 2023, up 26.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,175 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Boulder County. Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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.
| Measure | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 16.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $620K | $699K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,175 | 2,800 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.0% | +35.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,186 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 63+26.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 185The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 94 | 7 | 7.0 | $1.9M | +16.5% | #2 of 1,769 |
| 2Grand County, CO | 81 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #58 of 1,769 |
| 3Teller County, CO | 74 | 6 | 5.1 | $2M | 0.0% | #133 of 1,769 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 69 | 135 | 10.9 | $1M | +14.2% | #254 of 1,769 |
| 5Delta County, CO | 65 | 7 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #357 of 1,769 |
| 6Adams County, CO | 64 | 206 | 10.9 | $1M | +6.6% | #403 of 1,769 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 54 | 41 | 12.9 | $992K | +6.3% | #740 of 1,769 |
| 8Fremont County, CO | 49 | 15 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #919 of 1,769 |
| 9Montrose County, CO | 47 | 20 | 11.1 | $844K | +4.1% | #1,001 of 1,769 |
| 10Mesa County, CO | 47 | 78 | 11.8 | $812K | +4.4% | #1,002 of 1,769 |
| 30Boulder County, CO | 28 | 262 | 19.1 | $620K | −0.7% | #1,574 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Boulder County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas37
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Boulder County, CO?
Boulder County has 262 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 26.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.4M a year, or $1,186 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 262 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $620K 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Boulder County has 19.1 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $620K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Boulder County would have about 185, against 262 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,175 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 28 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,574 of 1,769 scored counties.
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