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Spas and skin care studios in Mills County, IA
The spas and skin care studios in Mills County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,793
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 spas and skin care studios in Mills County. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Mills County spend about $5.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,073 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.2 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Mills County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Mills County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, Mills County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mills 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.
| Measure | Mills County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,008 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,073 | $990 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,753 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Mills 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 Mills County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,793+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,394
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $90,753+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,810
- Median home value
- $237,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,516
- Daytime population
- 10,867Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 89 | 10 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +9.0% | #15 of 1,769 |
| 2Marion County, IA | 80 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #63 of 1,769 |
| 3Story County, IA | 75 | 22 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #120 of 1,769 |
| 4Dallas County, IA | 75 | 37 | 8.7 | $1.4M | +17.8% | #128 of 1,769 |
| 5Pottawattamie County, IA | 70 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #201 of 1,769 |
| 6Washington County, IA | 70 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +0.6% | #213 of 1,769 |
| 7Sioux County, IA | 69 | 10 | 7.9 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #252 of 1,769 |
| 8Buchanan County, IA | 68 | 5 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +1.3% | #268 of 1,769 |
| 9Johnson County, IA | 63 | 60 | 9.5 | $1.1M | +4.6% | #426 of 1,769 |
| 10Wapello County, IA | 62 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −0.3% | #438 of 1,769 |
| Mills County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +2.6% |
Other business types in Mills 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 spas77
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Mills County, IA?
Mills County has 3 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 Mills County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mills County, IA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.8M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 5,394 households in Mills County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mills County, IA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Mills County has 5.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Mills County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Mills County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Mills County at 14,793 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,394 households. Median household income in Mills County is $90,753, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Mills County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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