Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Spas and skin care studios in Strafford County, NH
The spas and skin care studios in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #312 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 55
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 spas and skin care studios in Strafford County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,075 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Strafford County spend about $56M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 16% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Strafford County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,440 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $65K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Strafford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Strafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Strafford County is 67 (upper middle), #312 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 13.3 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $845K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,440 | 3,756 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +37.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 556 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents 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 Strafford 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 Strafford 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 spas57
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care67
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 Strafford County, NH?
There are 55 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $56M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Strafford County has 10.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Strafford County would have about 64, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,440 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 67 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #312 of 1,769 scored counties.
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