Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Spas and skin care studios in Dawson County, GA
How Dawson County, GA 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #941 of 1,769 scored counties
#40 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dawson County spend about $11.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $527K per studio, 40% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
Dawson County has 22 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 30.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Dawson County is 49 (lower middle), #941 of 1,769 scored counties and #40 of 91 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $705K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,847 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe County, GA | 86 | 5 | 4.7 | $2M | +14.1% | #26 of 1,769 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 82 | 13 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +14.1% | #52 of 1,769 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 81 | 21 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +16.0% | #57 of 1,769 |
| 4Paulding County, GA | 77 | 46 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +12.7% | #103 of 1,769 |
| 5Newton County, GA | 75 | 25 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #124 of 1,769 |
| 6Walker County, GA | 74 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #131 of 1,769 |
| 7Haralson County, GA | 74 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +10.0% | #138 of 1,769 |
| 8Peach County, GA | 73 | 5 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #155 of 1,769 |
| 9Greene County, GA | 72 | 7 | 8.5 | $1.2M | +12.3% | #185 of 1,769 |
| 10Pike County, GA | 71 | 5 | 7.4 | $1.3M | +10.5% | #198 of 1,769 |
| 40Dawson County, GA | 49 | 22 | 19.0 | $527K | +30.7% | #941 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 spas39
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care49
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 Dawson County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 spas and skin care studios in Dawson County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $527K 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 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Dawson 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 $527K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Dawson County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Dawson County scores 49 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #941 of 1,769 scored counties.
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