Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Spas and skin care studios in Middlesex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Middlesex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #928 of 1,769 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 930
- 103 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 194
- +7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $823.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $885K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Middlesex County comes to about $823.5M a year: $1,298 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $885K of household spending for each studio on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
Middlesex County has 930 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 103 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Middlesex County was 194 in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,269 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Middlesex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Middlesex County is 49 (lower middle), #928 of 1,769 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $885K | $924K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,269 | 3,718 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.2% | +17.8% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,298 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181 → 194+7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,003
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 930103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 940The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $11.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 Middlesex 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 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 spas48
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care49
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 Middlesex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 930 spas and skin care studios in Middlesex County. 103 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 194 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $823.5M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 930 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $885K 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Middlesex County has 14.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $885K, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 940, against 930 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,269 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 49 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #928 of 1,769 scored counties.
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