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Spas and skin care studios in Lake County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #961 of 1,769 scored counties
#46 of 63 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
201
18 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
42
+35.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$188.9M
On personal care products and services · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$940K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
504,612
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 201 spas and skin care studios in Lake County. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 9%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $968 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $188.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $940K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Lake County was 42 in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,646 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Lake County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Lake County is 48 (lower middle), #961 of 1,769 scored counties and #46 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.

How Lake 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.

Spas and skin care in Lake County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.38.911.5
Spending per listing$940K$1.1M$876K
Households per official establishment4,6464,9384,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+35.5%+20.1%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$968$971$1,005
Median household income$71,493$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 42+35.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
136
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20118 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$450K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
504,612+1.1% since 2020
Households
195,130
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,003
Median household income
$71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,636
Median home value
$230,600
Jobs located here
191,504
Daytime population
472,818Residents 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 counties in Indiana for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1LaGrange County, IN8053.9$2.6M+1.9%#61 of 1,769
2Morgan County, IN80207.1$1.4M+4.4%#65 of 1,769
3Putnam County, IN7964.2$2.3M+3.2%#68 of 1,769
4Boone County, IN79217.3$1.7M+13.5%#75 of 1,769
5Hancock County, IN79257.5$1.5M+13.5%#80 of 1,769
6Madison County, IN77275.1$1.8M+3.8%#98 of 1,769
7Harrison County, IN7574.5$2.1M+1.9%#116 of 1,769
8Dearborn County, IN73104.9$2M+1.7%#154 of 1,769
9Marshall County, IN7273.9$2.4M+1.2%#167 of 1,769
10DeKalb County, IN72105.8$1.6M+2.9%#172 of 1,769
46Lake County, IN4820110.3$940K+1.1%#961 of 1,769

Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, IN?

Lake County has 201 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on personal care products and services?

About $188.9M a year, or $968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $940K 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 10.3 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $940K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Lake County would have about 216, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,646 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 48 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #961 of 1,769 scored counties.

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