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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Indiana

Spas and skin care studios in the Auburn, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in the Auburn, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #16 of 504 scored small-town markets
#3 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On personal care products and services · $951 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% 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

The Auburn area scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #16 of 504 scored small-town markets and #3 of 24 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for spas and skin care studios.

At $951 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Auburn area spend about $16.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.6M per studio, 86% above 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 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the Auburn area as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in the Auburn area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Auburn area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Auburn area compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Auburn, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.88.911.5
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9384,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.1%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$951$971$1,005
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7858

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
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 the Auburn area, 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 the Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Indiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greencastle, IN8664.2$2.3M+3.2%#7 of 504
2Plymouth, IN8073.9$2.4M+1.2%#13 of 504
3Auburn, IN78105.8$1.6M+2.9%#16 of 504
4Kendallville, IN7784.4$2.1M+1.0%#19 of 504
5Monticello, IN7654.9$1.9M+2.0%#21 of 504
6Crawfordsville, IN74106.4$1.5M+2.7%#32 of 504
7Warsaw, IN74237.2$1.4M+0.9%#33 of 504
8Frankfort, IN7264.8$1.9M+0.4%#45 of 504
9Bedford, IN69105.2$1.7M+1.2%#67 of 504
10Logansport, IN6753.3$2.6M+0.1%#77 of 504

Other business types in the Auburn area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Auburn, IN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 spas and skin care studios in the Auburn area. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in the Auburn area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Auburn, IN area spend on personal care products and services?

About $16.3M a year, or $951 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 17,096 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, IN area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Auburn area has 5.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 19, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is the Auburn, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Auburn area scores 78 for spas and skin care studios (high), #16 of 504 scored small-town markets.

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