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Spas and skin care studios in Scott County, MO

How Scott County, MO 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,313 of 1,769 scored counties
#36 of 50 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$970K
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,975
−0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 spas and skin care studios in Scott County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $886 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $13.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $970K per studio, 11% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Scott County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $241K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Scott County.

Population estimates show Scott County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scott County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,313 of 1,769 scored counties and #36 of 50 scored counties in Missouri.

How Scott 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 Scott County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.19.411.5
Spending per listing$970K$1M$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9874,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.3%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$970$1,005
Median household income$62,782$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3851

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
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$241K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,975−0.1% since 2020
Households
15,327
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,670
Median home value
$154,400
Jobs located here
15,425
Daytime population
36,960Residents 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 Scott 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
36Scott County, MO38149.1$970K−0.1%#1,313 of 1,769

Other business types in Scott 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 Scott County, MO?

There are 14 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $970K 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 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 9.1 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $970K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Scott County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Scott County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 38 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,313 of 1,769 scored counties.

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