Beauty and personal care · County · Colorado
Spas and skin care studios in Pitkin County, CO
How Pitkin 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,694 of 1,769 scored counties
#33 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $385K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,625
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Pitkin County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,694 of 1,769 scored counties and #33 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 spas and skin care studios in Pitkin County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 30.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,170 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Pitkin County spend about $10.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $385K per studio, 56% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Pitkin County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 838 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pitkin County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pitkin 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 | Pitkin County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 16.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $385K | $699K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 838 | 2,800 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,170 | $1,118 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $102,645 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $456K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Pitkin 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 Pitkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,625−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,215
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 971 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $102,645+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $192,754
- Median home value
- $1,139,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,787
- Daytime population
- 24,636Residents 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 |
| 33Pitkin County, CO | 20 | 28 | 30.4 | $385K | −4.2% | #1,694 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Pitkin 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 spas30
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care20
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 Pitkin County, CO?
Pitkin County has 28 spas and skin care studios on map listings 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 11 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Pitkin County, CO spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $385K 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 9,215 households in Pitkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pitkin County, CO compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Pitkin County has 30.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $385K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 12, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 838 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Pitkin County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Pitkin County at 16,625 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,215 households. Median household income in Pitkin County is $102,645, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Pitkin County scores 20 for spas and skin care studios (low), #1,694 of 1,769 scored counties.
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