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Spas and skin care studios in Gunnison County, CO
The spas and skin care studios in Gunnison County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,536 of 1,769 scored counties
#26 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $487K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 84% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,439
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For spas and skin care studios, Gunnison County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,536 of 1,769 scored counties and #26 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 spas and skin care studios in Gunnison County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 21.2 for every 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Gunnison County comes to about $8.8M a year: $1,032 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $487K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 44% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Gunnison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,699 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gunnison County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gunnison 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 | Gunnison County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 16.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $487K | $699K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,699 | 2,800 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,032 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,527 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $608K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,439+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,494
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,239 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,255
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,882
- Daytime population
- 16,889Residents 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 |
| 26Gunnison County, CO | 30 | 18 | 21.2 | $487K | +2.9% | #1,536 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Gunnison 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 spas46
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care30
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 Gunnison County, CO?
There are 18 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Gunnison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $487K 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 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gunnison County, CO compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Gunnison County has 21.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $487K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 10, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,699 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 30 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,536 of 1,769 scored counties.
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