Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Spas and skin care studios in Essex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Essex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,151 of 1,769 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 464
- 32 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +22.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $360.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,151 a household
- Spending per listing
- $777K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 464 spas and skin care studios in Essex County. 32 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Essex County spend about $360.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,151 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $777K per studio, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as other personal care services, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,228 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Essex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Essex County is 43 (lower middle), #1,151 of 1,769 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $777K | $924K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,228 | 3,718 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.8% | +17.8% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,151 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 97+22.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 484
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 46432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 412The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 70 | 56 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +10.4% | #235 of 1,769 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 66 | 23 | 7.3 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #334 of 1,769 |
| 3Hampden County, MA | 65 | 128 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #365 of 1,769 |
| 4Plymouth County, MA | 56 | 253 | 12.5 | $972K | +3.5% | #673 of 1,769 |
| 5Barnstable County, MA | 54 | 121 | 11.4 | $981K | +2.4% | #742 of 1,769 |
| 6Suffolk County, MA | 53 | 349 | 10.7 | $1M | +0.1% | #777 of 1,769 |
| 7Worcester County, MA | 53 | 395 | 11.8 | $943K | +3.7% | #781 of 1,769 |
| 8Berkshire County, MA | 52 | 57 | 9.9 | $1M | −1.2% | #816 of 1,769 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 52 | 274 | 11.7 | $892K | +2.9% | #824 of 1,769 |
| 10Middlesex County, MA | 49 | 930 | 14.7 | $885K | +2.8% | #928 of 1,769 |
| 13Essex County, MA | 43 | 464 | 14.8 | $777K | +2.3% | #1,151 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Essex 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 spas38
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care43
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 Essex County, MA?
Essex County has 464 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $360.4M a year, or $1,151 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 464 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $777K 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Essex County has 14.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $777K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Essex County would have about 412, against 464 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,228 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 43 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,151 of 1,769 scored counties.
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