Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Connecticut
Spas and skin care studios in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area
How the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #10 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 142
- 9 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $189.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #10 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for spas and skin care studios.
As of September 2026, map listings count 142 spas and skin care studios in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 6%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,054 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area spend about $189.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 53% above 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 the Waterbury-Shelton metro area was 31 in 2023. That is one for every 5,810 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $110K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Waterbury-Shelton metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Waterbury-Shelton metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $937K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,810 | 3,097 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.2% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,054 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1429 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 217The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $110K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Waterbury-Shelton 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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Waterbury-Shelton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 77 | 142 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #10 of 387 |
| 2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 50 | 125 | 10.8 | $969K | +2.0% | #190 of 387 |
| 3Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 47 | 580 | 12.5 | $892K | +3.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 46 | 509 | 14.3 | $864K | +3.7% | #229 of 387 |
| 5New Haven, CT | 39 | 305 | 13.2 | $814K | +2.5% | #297 of 387 |
Other business types in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area
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 spas56
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care77
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 the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area?
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area has 142 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $189.9M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 180,116 households in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
The Waterbury-Shelton metro area has 7.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Waterbury-Shelton metro area would have about 217, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,810 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waterbury-Shelton metro area at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Waterbury-Shelton metro area is $86,191, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Waterbury-Shelton metro area scores 77 for spas and skin care studios (high), #10 of 387 scored metro areas.
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