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Spas and skin care studios in Lafayette County, MO

The spas and skin care studios in Lafayette County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #452 of 1,769 scored counties
#12 of 50 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,000 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,531
+1.4% 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

At $1,000 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $12.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 10 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.3M per studio, 44% above 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 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

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

Population estimates show Lafayette County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Lafayette County is 62 (upper middle), #452 of 1,769 scored counties and #12 of 50 scored counties in Missouri.

How Lafayette County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Lafayette County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.09.411.5
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9874,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.3%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,000$970$1,005
Median household income$80,612$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6251

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
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,531+1.4% since 2020
Households
12,576
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,896
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
8,542
Daytime population
27,087Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lafayette County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO90125.3$2M+11.4%#11 of 1,769
2Jefferson County, MO78606.8$1.5M+2.7%#92 of 1,769
3Newton County, MO74135.9$1.6M+6.1%#141 of 1,769
4Cass County, MO74327.4$1.4M+7.1%#144 of 1,769
5Lawrence County, MO7264.1$2.1M+3.7%#168 of 1,769
6Callaway County, MO68116.7$1.4M+3.2%#274 of 1,769
7Cole County, MO65278.7$1.1M+1.7%#376 of 1,769
8Franklin County, MO65409.3$1M+3.1%#378 of 1,769
9Christian County, MO64339.4$1.1M+8.3%#399 of 1,769
10Platte County, MO644911.2$1M+6.7%#402 of 1,769
12Lafayette County, MO62108.0$1.3M+1.4%#452 of 1,769

Other business types in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 spas and skin care studios in Lafayette County. 2 of them (20%) 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 Lafayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.6M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lafayette County has 8.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 62 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #452 of 1,769 scored counties.

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