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Spas and skin care studios in Knox County, IN
The spas and skin care studios in Knox County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #802 of 1,769 scored counties
#38 of 63 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On personal care products and services · $895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,652
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 spas and skin care studios in Knox County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Knox County comes to about $13.6M a year: $895 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 55% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 5,056 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Knox County is 52 (upper middle), #802 of 1,769 scored counties and #38 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.
How Knox County 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.
| Measure | Knox County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 8.9 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,056 | 4,938 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.1% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $895 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,237 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $379K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,652−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,169
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,721
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,627
- Daytime population
- 36,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaGrange County, IN | 80 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #61 of 1,769 |
| 2Morgan County, IN | 80 | 20 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +4.4% | #65 of 1,769 |
| 3Putnam County, IN | 79 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #68 of 1,769 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 79 | 21 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +13.5% | #75 of 1,769 |
| 5Hancock County, IN | 79 | 25 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +13.5% | #80 of 1,769 |
| 6Madison County, IN | 77 | 27 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +3.8% | #98 of 1,769 |
| 7Harrison County, IN | 75 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #116 of 1,769 |
| 8Dearborn County, IN | 73 | 10 | 4.9 | $2M | +1.7% | #154 of 1,769 |
| 9Marshall County, IN | 72 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #167 of 1,769 |
| 10DeKalb County, IN | 72 | 10 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #172 of 1,769 |
| 38Knox County, IN | 52 | 10 | 6.6 | $1.4M | −1.7% | #802 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas52
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops
- Nail salons36
- Spas and skin care52
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 Knox County, IN?
There are 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.6M a year, or $895 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IN compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Knox County has 6.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Knox County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,056 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox County scores 52 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #802 of 1,769 scored counties.
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