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Spas and skin care studios in Oxford County, ME

How Oxford 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #191 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Maine

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.1M
On personal care products and services · $875 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,346
+4.2% 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

Households in Oxford County spend about $21.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $875 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each studio on map listings, twice 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 12 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Oxford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 57% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Oxford County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oxford County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Oxford County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #191 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Oxford 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 Oxford County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureOxford CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.010.011.5
Spending per listing$1.8M$970K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2384,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$875$973$1,005
Median household income$60,173$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score7158

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
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Oxford 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 Oxford County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,346+4.2% since 2020
Households
24,140
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,077 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,916
Median home value
$217,300
Jobs located here
17,529
Daytime population
49,370Residents 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 Oxford 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

Other business types in Oxford 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 Oxford County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 spas and skin care studios in Oxford County. 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 Oxford County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.1M a year, or $875 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oxford County has 5.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Oxford County would have about 24, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 71 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #191 of 1,769 scored counties.

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