Beauty and personal care · County · Michigan
Spas and skin care studios in Washtenaw County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Washtenaw County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #691 of 1,769 scored counties
#42 of 60 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 134
- 23 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 370,214
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 spas and skin care studios in Washtenaw County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 17%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washtenaw County comes to about $166.9M a year: $1,109 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 134 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.2M per studio, 42% above 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.
Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Washtenaw County in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,860 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Washtenaw County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washtenaw County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Washtenaw County is 55 (upper middle), #691 of 1,769 scored counties and #42 of 60 scored counties in Michigan.
How Washtenaw County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Washtenaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 8.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,860 | 5,336 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +21.1% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,109 | $986 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,180 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 39−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 370,214−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 150,550
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 524
- Median household income
- $89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,750
- Median home value
- $374,100
- Jobs located here
- 186,868
- Daytime population
- 409,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Washtenaw County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leelanau County, MI | 86 | 5 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #24 of 1,769 |
| 2Antrim County, MI | 82 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +5.3% | #50 of 1,769 |
| 3Allegan County, MI | 82 | 26 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #53 of 1,769 |
| 4Ottawa County, MI | 79 | 76 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #78 of 1,769 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 77 | 33 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #96 of 1,769 |
| 6Clinton County, MI | 75 | 17 | 5.4 | $2M | +1.6% | #118 of 1,769 |
| 7Lapeer County, MI | 74 | 19 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +1.0% | #137 of 1,769 |
| 8Montcalm County, MI | 73 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #156 of 1,769 |
| 9Branch County, MI | 72 | 5 | 3.0 | $3M | +2.5% | #163 of 1,769 |
| 10Cass County, MI | 72 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +0.2% | #165 of 1,769 |
| 42Washtenaw County, MI | 55 | 134 | 8.9 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #691 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Washtenaw 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 spas54
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops73
- Nail salons77
- Spas and skin care55
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 Washtenaw County, MI?
There are 134 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Washtenaw County as of September 2026. 23 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Washtenaw County, MI spend on personal care products and services?
About $166.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 150,550 households in Washtenaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washtenaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Washtenaw County has 8.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Washtenaw County would have about 191, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,860 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Washtenaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Washtenaw County at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. Median household income in Washtenaw County is $89,180, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Washtenaw County scores 55 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #691 of 1,769 scored counties.
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