Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Spas and skin care studios in Effingham County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Effingham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #52 of 1,769 scored counties
#2 of 91 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On personal care products and services · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,397
- +14.1% since 2020
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What this means
Effingham County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #52 of 1,769 scored counties and #2 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for spas and skin care studios.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 spas and skin care studios in Effingham County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $965 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Effingham County spend about $23.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 13 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.8M per studio, 2.1 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Effingham County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,072 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Effingham County. Population estimates show Effingham County grew 14.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $705K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,072 | 3,847 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $965 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,438 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $236K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,397+14.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,287
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $88,438+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,856
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,262
- Daytime population
- 50,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Effingham County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Effingham 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 spas72
- Hair salons80
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care82
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 Effingham County, GA?
There are 13 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Effingham County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.4M a year, or $965 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 24,287 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, GA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Effingham County has 5.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Effingham County would have about 27, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,072 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 74,397 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,287 households. Median household income in Effingham County is $88,438, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Effingham County scores 82 for spas and skin care studios (high), #52 of 1,769 scored counties.
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