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Spas and skin care studios in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
220
43 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
47
+56.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$361.5M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
6.8
41% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.6M
88% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 51
Market score 88 · High

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 220 spas and skin care studios in the District of Columbia. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in the District of Columbia spend about $361.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,114 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 88% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as other personal care services, up 56.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,904 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 29.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for spas and skin care studios, with a Groundwork market score of 88 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 64.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV642,52110.6$1.1M+3.3%#65 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored2206.8$1.6M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 spas and skin care studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the District of Columbia?

The District of Columbia has 220 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 56.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on personal care products and services?

About $361.5M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 220 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The District of Columbia has 6.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 413, against 220 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,904 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for spas and skin care studios?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 64 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 88 for spas and skin care studios (high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.

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