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Spas and skin care studios in Madison County, IA

How Madison County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,058 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,270
+3.8% 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 2 spas and skin care studios in Madison County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Madison County spend about $7.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,058 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Madison County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Madison County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 spas and skin care studios on map listings, Madison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Madison County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Madison County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.08.711.5
Spending per listing$3.5M$1.1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0084,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,058$990$1,005
Median household income$90,855$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,270+3.8% since 2020
Households
6,696
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$90,855+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,293
Median home value
$245,100
Jobs located here
3,880
Daytime population
12,777Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA89104.8$2.3M+9.0%#15 of 1,769
2Marion County, IA8064.5$2.2M+2.3%#63 of 1,769
3Story County, IA75225.7$1.7M+2.7%#120 of 1,769
4Dallas County, IA75378.7$1.4M+17.8%#128 of 1,769
5Pottawattamie County, IA70154.0$2.4M−0.7%#201 of 1,769
6Washington County, IA7055.6$1.8M+0.6%#213 of 1,769
7Sioux County, IA69107.9$1.3M+2.5%#252 of 1,769
8Buchanan County, IA6856.1$1.6M+1.3%#268 of 1,769
9Johnson County, IA63609.5$1.1M+4.6%#426 of 1,769
10Wapello County, IA6264.3$2.1M−0.3%#438 of 1,769
Madison County, IANot scored23.0$3.5M+3.8%

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, IA?

Madison County has 2 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Madison County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Madison County, IA spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.1M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 6,696 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 2 spas and skin care studios on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Madison County would have about 8, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Madison County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 17,270 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,696 households. Median household income in Madison County is $90,855, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. Madison County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in Madison County

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