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Spas and skin care studios in Russell County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Russell County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,387 of 1,769 scored counties
#35 of 59 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.6M
- On personal care products and services · $740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $932K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,608
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For spas and skin care studios, Russell County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,387 of 1,769 scored counties and #35 of 59 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 spas and skin care studios in Russell County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Russell County spend about $5.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $740 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $932K per studio, 6% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Russell County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Russell County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Russell County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Russell County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 8.3 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $932K | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,969 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.2% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $740 | $833 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $44,738 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,608+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,562
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 253 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $44,738+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,696
- Median home value
- $163,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,793
- Daytime population
- 16,921Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 86 | 15 | 6.5 | $1.8M | +4.9% | #28 of 1,769 |
| 2Shelby County, KY | 79 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #72 of 1,769 |
| 3Scott County, KY | 72 | 17 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #182 of 1,769 |
| 4Meade County, KY | 68 | 5 | 4.5 | $2M | +2.2% | #258 of 1,769 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 67 | 44 | 8.6 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #309 of 1,769 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 66 | 17 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #322 of 1,769 |
| 7Franklin County, KY | 64 | 11 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +2.0% | #385 of 1,769 |
| 8Logan County, KY | 63 | 5 | 4.5 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #411 of 1,769 |
| 9Grant County, KY | 63 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #413 of 1,769 |
| 10Campbell County, KY | 63 | 34 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #425 of 1,769 |
| 35Russell County, KY | 36 | 6 | 7.9 | $932K | +3.4% | #1,387 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Russell 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 spas45
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care36
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 Russell County, KY?
Russell County has 6 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Russell County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Russell County, KY spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.6M a year, or $740 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $932K 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 7,562 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, KY compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Russell County has 7.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $932K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending.
How fast is Russell County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 18,608 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,562 households. Median household income in Russell County is $44,738, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. Russell County scores 36 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,387 of 1,769 scored counties.
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