Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Spas and skin care studios in Hillsborough County, NH
The spas and skin care studios in Hillsborough County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,067 of 1,769 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 231
- 23 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +46.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $844K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 231 spas and skin care studios in Hillsborough County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 10%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hillsborough County comes to about $194.9M a year: $1,155 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $844K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 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 54 businesses with payroll in Hillsborough County classed as other personal care services, up 46.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,125 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Hillsborough County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hillsborough County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,067 of 1,769 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Hillsborough County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $844K | $845K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,125 | 3,756 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.0% | +37.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,155 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 54+46.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 223The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Strafford County, NH | 67 | 55 | 10.6 | $1M | +3.0% | #312 of 1,769 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 65 | 13 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #369 of 1,769 |
| 3Grafton County, NH | 63 | 35 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #422 of 1,769 |
| 4Carroll County, NH | 57 | 24 | 11.0 | $946K | +5.0% | #633 of 1,769 |
| 5Merrimack County, NH | 56 | 71 | 11.7 | $939K | +2.6% | #675 of 1,769 |
| 6Cheshire County, NH | 51 | 31 | 10.1 | $1M | +2.3% | #845 of 1,769 |
| 7Hillsborough County, NH | 45 | 231 | 13.7 | $844K | +2.5% | #1,067 of 1,769 |
| 8Belknap County, NH | 44 | 36 | 13.7 | $779K | +2.1% | #1,107 of 1,769 |
| 9Rockingham County, NH | 40 | 228 | 17.9 | $689K | +3.0% | #1,261 of 1,769 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 28 | 15 | 10.7 | $798K | +0.4% | #1,568 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 spas44
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops74
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care45
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 Hillsborough County, NH?
Hillsborough County has 231 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 46.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $194.9M a year, or $1,155 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 231 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $844K 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 168,740 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, NH compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Hillsborough County has 13.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $844K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 223, against 231 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,125 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in Hillsborough County is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hillsborough County scores 45 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,067 of 1,769 scored counties.
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