Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Spas and skin care studios in Dougherty County, GA
The spas and skin care studios in Dougherty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,651 of 1,769 scored counties
#78 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On personal care products and services · $715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $663K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For spas and skin care studios, Dougherty County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,651 of 1,769 scored counties and #78 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 spas and skin care studios in Dougherty County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $715 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Dougherty County spend about $24.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $663K per studio, 24% below 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 6 businesses with payroll in Dougherty County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 5,713 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Dougherty County. Population estimates show Dougherty County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $663K | $705K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,713 | 3,847 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $715 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $442K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 78Dougherty County, GA | 24 | 37 | 10.8 | $663K | −3.0% | #1,651 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 spas17
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops3
- Nail salons3
- Spas and skin care24
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 Dougherty County, GA?
There are 37 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Dougherty County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.5M a year, or $715 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $663K 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Dougherty County has 10.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $663K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 28, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,713 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 24 for spas and skin care studios (low), #1,651 of 1,769 scored counties.
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