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Spas and skin care studios in Richmond County, GA

The spas and skin care studios in Richmond County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,489 of 1,769 scored counties
#63 of 91 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
86
10 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59.5M
On personal care products and services · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$692K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
206,559
0.0% 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, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,489 of 1,769 scored counties and #63 of 91 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $776 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $59.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $692K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 21% 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 86 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 6,391 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Richmond 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.

Spas and skin care in Richmond County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.213.111.5
Spending per listing$692K$705K$876K
Households per official establishment6,3913,8474,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$776$926$1,005
Median household income$55,637$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 12
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8610 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County

Population, 2025 estimate
206,5590.0% since 2020
Households
76,694
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
635
Median household income
$55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,429
Median home value
$178,500
Jobs located here
100,051
Daytime population
227,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Georgia

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe County, GA8654.7$2M+14.1%#26 of 1,769
2Effingham County, GA82135.4$1.8M+14.1%#52 of 1,769
3Walton County, GA81215.9$1.6M+16.0%#57 of 1,769
4Paulding County, GA77467.7$1.3M+12.7%#103 of 1,769
5Newton County, GA75256.1$1.5M+11.2%#124 of 1,769
6Walker County, GA7483.0$2.6M+3.7%#131 of 1,769
7Haralson County, GA7465.1$1.7M+10.0%#138 of 1,769
8Peach County, GA7354.7$1.8M+6.5%#155 of 1,769
9Greene County, GA7278.5$1.2M+12.3%#185 of 1,769
10Pike County, GA7157.4$1.3M+10.5%#198 of 1,769
63Richmond County, GA328611.2$692K0.0%#1,489 of 1,769

Other business types in Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 spas and skin care studios in Richmond County. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $59.5M a year, or $776 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $692K 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond County has 11.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $692K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Richmond County would have about 68, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,391 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 32 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,489 of 1,769 scored counties.

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