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Spas and skin care studios in Ada County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,308 of 1,769 scored counties
#13 of 19 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
451
42 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
82
+78.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$221.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,093 a household
Spending per listing
$491K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
94% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
546,141
+9.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 451 spas and skin care studios in Ada County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 9%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 22.3 per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Ada County comes to about $221.4M a year: $1,093 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $491K per studio, 44% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Ada County was 82 in 2023, up 78.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,470 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Ada County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,308 of 1,769 scored counties and #13 of 19 scored counties in Idaho.

How Ada County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Ada County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureAda CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.315.411.5
Spending per listing$491K$644K$876K
Households per official establishment2,4703,3794,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+78.3%+71.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,093$991$1,005
Median household income$91,502$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 82+78.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
408
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
45142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
253The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$7.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Ada 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 Ada County

Population, 2025 estimate
546,141+9.6% since 2020
Households
202,543
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,052 sq. mi.
People per square mile
493
Median household income
$91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,631
Median home value
$512,300
Jobs located here
294,737
Daytime population
566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, ID8765.9$1.7M+13.6%#19 of 1,769
2Bingham County, ID7374.3$2.2M+6.4%#152 of 1,769
3Elmore County, ID6865.4$1.7M+2.8%#264 of 1,769
4Canyon County, ID65758.7$1.1M+18.1%#377 of 1,769
5Boundary County, ID5459.9$910K+15.3%#746 of 1,769
6Bonner County, ID473718.2$517K+14.8%#1,009 of 1,769
7Cassia County, ID461011.8$785K+6.6%#1,033 of 1,769
8Payette County, ID461212.4$740K+8.8%#1,036 of 1,769
9Latah County, ID45138.0$1.1M+5.6%#1,050 of 1,769
10Blaine County, ID441413.4$810K+4.8%#1,105 of 1,769
13Ada County, ID3945122.3$491K+9.6%#1,308 of 1,769

Other business types in Ada 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 Ada County, ID?

There are 451 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. 42 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 78.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on personal care products and services?

About $221.4M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 451 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $491K 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ada County has 22.3 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $491K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Ada County would have about 253, against 451 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,470 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 78.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Ada County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 39 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,308 of 1,769 scored counties.

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