Beauty and personal care · County · Nebraska
Spas and skin care studios in Lancaster County, NE
How Lancaster County, NE 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,286 of 1,769 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 157
- 19 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +32.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $132.6M
- On personal care products and services · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $845K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 spas and skin care studios in Lancaster County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 12%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lancaster County comes to about $132.6M a year: $989 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 157 spas and skin care studios, that is $845K per studio, 4% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as other personal care services, up 32.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,199 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $274K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Lancaster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Lancaster County is 39 (lower middle), #1,286 of 1,769 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Lancaster County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 9.2 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $845K | $1.1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,199 | 3,728 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.6% | +28.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $989 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 61+32.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $274K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Lancaster County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 85 | 49 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +9.0% | #34 of 1,769 |
| 2Platte County, NE | 64 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #380 of 1,769 |
| 3Dawson County, NE | 64 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +1.5% | #389 of 1,769 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 63 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #410 of 1,769 |
| 5Hall County, NE | 62 | 16 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #447 of 1,769 |
| 6Dakota County, NE | 61 | 5 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #480 of 1,769 |
| 7Lincoln County, NE | 60 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −3.6% | #506 of 1,769 |
| 8Washington County, NE | 60 | 6 | 7.1 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #513 of 1,769 |
| 9Dodge County, NE | 60 | 12 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #523 of 1,769 |
| 10Adams County, NE | 56 | 9 | 6.9 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #650 of 1,769 |
| 15Lancaster County, NE | 39 | 157 | 11.7 | $845K | +3.4% | #1,286 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 spas45
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care39
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 Lancaster County, NE?
Lancaster County has 157 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 32.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on personal care products and services?
About $132.6M a year, or $989 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $845K 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Lancaster County has 11.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $845K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 151, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,199 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 39 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,286 of 1,769 scored counties.
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