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Spas and skin care studios in Cumberland County, ME

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,155 of 1,769 scored counties
#15 of 15 scored counties in Maine

Listings
198
19 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
46
+43.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$146.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,105 a household
Spending per listing
$738K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,222
+4.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 198 spas and skin care studios in Cumberland County. 19 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $1,105 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $146.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $738K per studio, 16% below 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 Cumberland County was 46 in 2023, up 43.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,873 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Cumberland County.

Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Cumberland County is 43 (lower middle), #1,155 of 1,769 scored counties and #15 of 15 scored counties in Maine.

How Cumberland County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Cumberland County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.010.011.5
Spending per listing$738K$970K$876K
Households per official establishment2,8735,2384,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+43.8%+23.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,105$973$1,005
Median household income$95,677$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score4358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 46+43.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
189
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$2.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
317,222+4.5% since 2020
Households
132,168
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,060
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
199,197
Daytime population
355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Maine

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

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oxford County, ME71125.0$1.8M+4.2%#191 of 1,769
2Androscoggin County, ME70367.7$1.2M+4.8%#234 of 1,769
3Waldo County, ME69105.7$1.6M+2.6%#243 of 1,769
4Franklin County, ME6286.3$1.4M+4.6%#449 of 1,769
5Somerset County, ME61125.2$1.6M+2.3%#472 of 1,769
6York County, ME619610.5$992K+4.8%#503 of 1,769
7Kennebec County, ME60519.4$983K+3.5%#533 of 1,769
8Hancock County, ME572610.2$935K+3.0%#634 of 1,769
9Penobscot County, ME55578.7$1.1M+3.8%#705 of 1,769
10Sagadahoc County, ME551710.3$984K+3.4%#709 of 1,769
15Cumberland County, ME4319815.0$738K+4.5%#1,155 of 1,769

Other business types in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, ME?

There are 198 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 19 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 43.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on personal care products and services?

About $146.1M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 198 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $738K 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cumberland County has 15.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $738K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 167, against 198 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,873 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 43 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,155 of 1,769 scored counties.

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