Beauty and personal care · County · Missouri
Spas and skin care studios in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #604 of 1,769 scored counties
#18 of 50 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 79
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $127.8M
- On personal care products and services · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Louis city spend about $127.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $882 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 79 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.6M per studio, 85% 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 79 spas and skin care studios on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in St. Louis city in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,586 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in St. Louis city.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in St. Louis city is 57 (upper middle), #604 of 1,769 scored counties and #18 of 50 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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.
| Measure | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,586 | 4,987 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +20.3% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $882 | $970 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 797 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 90 | 12 | 5.3 | $2M | +11.4% | #11 of 1,769 |
| 2Jefferson County, MO | 78 | 60 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #92 of 1,769 |
| 3Newton County, MO | 74 | 13 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #141 of 1,769 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 74 | 32 | 7.4 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #144 of 1,769 |
| 5Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #168 of 1,769 |
| 6Callaway County, MO | 68 | 11 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #274 of 1,769 |
| 7Cole County, MO | 65 | 27 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #376 of 1,769 |
| 8Franklin County, MO | 65 | 40 | 9.3 | $1M | +3.1% | #378 of 1,769 |
| 9Christian County, MO | 64 | 33 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +8.3% | #399 of 1,769 |
| 10Platte County, MO | 64 | 49 | 11.2 | $1M | +6.7% | #402 of 1,769 |
| 18St. Louis city, MO | 57 | 79 | 5.5 | $1.6M | −7.4% | #604 of 1,769 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 spas39
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops20
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care57
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 St. Louis city, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 spas and skin care studios in St. Louis city. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on personal care products and services?
About $127.8M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
St. Louis city has 5.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.6M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 146, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,586 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 57 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #604 of 1,769 scored counties.
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