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Spas and skin care studios in Escambia County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Escambia County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,428 of 1,769 scored counties
#38 of 52 scored counties in Florida

Listings
201
12 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
27
+17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$110.6M
On personal care products and services · $857 a household
Spending per listing
$550K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.6
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
333,834
+3.5% since 2020

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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

For spas and skin care studios, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,428 of 1,769 scored counties and #38 of 52 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $857 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Escambia County spend about $110.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $550K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Escambia County has 201 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 36% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as other personal care services, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,779 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Escambia County. Population estimates show Escambia County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Escambia County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Spas and skin care in Escambia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureEscambia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.617.011.5
Spending per listing$550K$535K$876K
Households per official establishment4,7793,0514,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.4%+38.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$857$911$1,005
Median household income$67,500$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3526

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 27+17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
111
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Escambia 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 Escambia County

Population, 2025 estimate
333,834+3.5% since 2020
Households
129,027
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,802
Median home value
$257,200
Jobs located here
160,136
Daytime population
352,063Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Florida, with Escambia County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL84324.6$2M+21.1%#38 of 1,769
2Jackson County, FL6752.9$2.5M+5.4%#286 of 1,769
3Levy County, FL6794.8$1.6M+12.7%#297 of 1,769
4Putnam County, FL67165.1$1.4M+5.9%#301 of 1,769
5Santa Rosa County, FL647510.3$951K+11.7%#405 of 1,769
6Baker County, FL6377.6$1.2M+5.8%#420 of 1,769
7St. Lucie County, FL631188.6$1M+21.4%#429 of 1,769
8Gilchrist County, FL6157.0$1.2M+14.5%#491 of 1,769
9Flagler County, FL61529.9$930K+21.0%#504 of 1,769
10Nassau County, FL616316.0$613K+17.4%#505 of 1,769
38Escambia County, FL3520115.6$550K+3.5%#1,428 of 1,769

Other business types in Escambia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Escambia County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 201 spas and skin care studios in Escambia County. 12 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $110.6M a year, or $857 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $550K per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Escambia County has 15.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $550K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Escambia County would have about 126, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,779 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Escambia County scores 35 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,428 of 1,769 scored counties.

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