Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Spas and skin care studios in Hillsborough County, FL
How Hillsborough County, FL 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,471 of 1,769 scored counties
#40 of 52 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,107
- 96 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 233
- +45.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $550.8M
- On personal care products and services · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $498K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,115
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Hillsborough County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,471 of 1,769 scored counties and #40 of 52 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hillsborough County spend about $550.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $944 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $498K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
There are 1,107 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. Of those, 96 are chain locations, or 9%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Hillsborough County was 233 in 2023, up 45.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,503 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $12M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Hillsborough County. Population estimates show Hillsborough County grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hillsborough 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.
| Measure | Hillsborough County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 17.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $498K | $535K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,503 | 3,051 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.6% | +38.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $944 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,540 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 160 → 233+45.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,10796 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 629The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 31
- Amount
- $12M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 583,192
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,490
- Median household income
- $79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,695
- Median home value
- $371,500
- Jobs located here
- 844,193
- Daytime population
- 1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 84 | 32 | 4.6 | $2M | +21.1% | #38 of 1,769 |
| 2Jackson County, FL | 67 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.5M | +5.4% | #286 of 1,769 |
| 3Levy County, FL | 67 | 9 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +12.7% | #297 of 1,769 |
| 4Putnam County, FL | 67 | 16 | 5.1 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #301 of 1,769 |
| 5Santa Rosa County, FL | 64 | 75 | 10.3 | $951K | +11.7% | #405 of 1,769 |
| 6Baker County, FL | 63 | 7 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +5.8% | #420 of 1,769 |
| 7St. Lucie County, FL | 63 | 118 | 8.6 | $1M | +21.4% | #429 of 1,769 |
| 8Gilchrist County, FL | 61 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.2M | +14.5% | #491 of 1,769 |
| 9Flagler County, FL | 61 | 52 | 9.9 | $930K | +21.0% | #504 of 1,769 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 61 | 63 | 16.0 | $613K | +17.4% | #505 of 1,769 |
| 40Hillsborough County, FL | 33 | 1,107 | 19.0 | $498K | +7.4% | #1,471 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 spas34
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care33
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 Hillsborough County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,107 spas and skin care studios in Hillsborough County. 96 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 233 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 45.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $550.8M a year, or $944 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,107 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $498K 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 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Hillsborough County has 19.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $498K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 629, against 1,107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,503 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Hillsborough County scores 33 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,471 of 1,769 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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