Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Louisiana
Spas and skin care studios in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #264 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 344
- 39 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +34.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $292.7M
- On personal care products and services · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $851K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,699
- +2.1% since 2020
See the spas and skin care studios around any address in the Baton Rouge metro area
The site report maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Baton Rouge metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $880 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Baton Rouge metro area spend about $292.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $851K per studio, 3% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
There are 344 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the Baton Rouge metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in the Baton Rouge metro area classed as other personal care services, up 34.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,364 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Baton Rouge metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Baton Rouge metro area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Baton Rouge metro area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #264 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Baton Rouge metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Baton Rouge metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $851K | $814K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,364 | 6,836 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.1% | +30.7% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $880 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,599 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62+34.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 373
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 334The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Baton Rouge metro area, 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 the Baton Rouge metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 888,699+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 332,585
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 200
- Median household income
- $69,599+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,334
- Median home value
- $241,100
- Jobs located here
- 407,162
- Daytime population
- 909,836Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Baton Rouge metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the spas and skin care studios on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Baton Rouge metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSpas and skin care across Louisiana
Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Baton Rouge metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 60 | 42 | 8.1 | $982K | +5.8% | #95 of 387 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 47 | 69 | 8.6 | $958K | −3.5% | #215 of 387 |
| 3Alexandria, LA | 46 | 46 | 8.2 | $980K | −2.5% | #228 of 387 |
| 4Baton Rouge, LA | 42 | 344 | 10.3 | $851K | +2.1% | #264 of 387 |
| 5Monroe, LA | 39 | 73 | 8.4 | $914K | −1.9% | #294 of 387 |
| 6Lake Charles, LA | 38 | 89 | 9.7 | $886K | −3.8% | #307 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 35 | 210 | 12.8 | $646K | +3.8% | #338 of 387 |
| 8Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 34 | 162 | 15.4 | $616K | +5.3% | #345 of 387 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 28 | 180 | 11.5 | $693K | −2.3% | #371 of 387 |
| 10New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 27 | 446 | 11.2 | $754K | −3.4% | #372 of 387 |
Other business types in the Baton Rouge metro area
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 spas24
- Hair salons31
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons16
- Spas and skin care42
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 the Baton Rouge, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 344 spas and skin care studios in the Baton Rouge metro area. 39 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 34.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $292.7M a year, or $880 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 344 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $851K per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 332,585 households in the Baton Rouge metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baton Rouge, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
The Baton Rouge metro area 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 $851K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Baton Rouge metro area would have about 334, against 344 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,364 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Baton Rouge, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Baton Rouge metro area at 888,699 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 332,585 households. The median household income in the Baton Rouge metro area is $69,599 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Baton Rouge metro area scores 42 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #264 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Baton Rouge metro area. It maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in the Baton Rouge metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Baton Rouge metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Baton Rouge metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.