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Spas and skin care studios in Knox County, ME
The spas and skin care studios in Knox County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,027 of 1,769 scored counties
#13 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $862K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Knox County spend about $18.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $862K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2% 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 21 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 4,621 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Knox County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,027 of 1,769 scored counties and #13 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Knox 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.
| Measure | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $862K | $970K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,621 | 5,238 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $977K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford County, ME | 71 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #191 of 1,769 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 70 | 36 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +4.8% | #234 of 1,769 |
| 3Waldo County, ME | 69 | 10 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #243 of 1,769 |
| 4Franklin County, ME | 62 | 8 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +4.6% | #449 of 1,769 |
| 5Somerset County, ME | 61 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #472 of 1,769 |
| 6York County, ME | 61 | 96 | 10.5 | $992K | +4.8% | #503 of 1,769 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 60 | 51 | 9.4 | $983K | +3.5% | #533 of 1,769 |
| 8Hancock County, ME | 57 | 26 | 10.2 | $935K | +3.0% | #634 of 1,769 |
| 9Penobscot County, ME | 55 | 57 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #705 of 1,769 |
| 10Sagadahoc County, ME | 55 | 17 | 10.3 | $984K | +3.4% | #709 of 1,769 |
| 13Knox County, ME | 46 | 21 | 11.4 | $862K | +1.1% | #1,027 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas34
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care46
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 Knox County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 spas and skin care studios in Knox County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.1M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $862K 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Knox County has 11.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $862K, 2% below 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,621 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 46 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,027 of 1,769 scored counties.
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