Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Spas and skin care studios in Somerset County, NJ
How Somerset County, NJ 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #662 of 1,769 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 145
- 25 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +40.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,354 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $177.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 145 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.2M per studio, 39% 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 145 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Somerset County was 62 in 2023, up 40.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,110 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Somerset County.
Population estimates show Somerset County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Somerset County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #662 of 1,769 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Somerset County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,110 | 3,309 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.9% | +27.6% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,354 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 62+40.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 463
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14525 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 86 | 20 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #22 of 1,769 |
| 2Sussex County, NJ | 86 | 29 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #23 of 1,769 |
| 3Hunterdon County, NJ | 77 | 43 | 8.5 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #99 of 1,769 |
| 4Cumberland County, NJ | 75 | 18 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #113 of 1,769 |
| 5Salem County, NJ | 71 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #186 of 1,769 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 71 | 149 | 6.1 | $1.8M | +5.6% | #192 of 1,769 |
| 7Camden County, NJ | 71 | 148 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #195 of 1,769 |
| 8Burlington County, NJ | 71 | 156 | 8.8 | $1.3M | +4.3% | #197 of 1,769 |
| 9Hudson County, NJ | 68 | 223 | 7.4 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #270 of 1,769 |
| 10Essex County, NJ | 67 | 298 | 9.3 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #311 of 1,769 |
| 18Somerset County, NJ | 56 | 145 | 11.1 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #662 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Somerset 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 spas58
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care56
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 Somerset County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 145 spas and skin care studios in Somerset County. 25 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 40.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $177.1M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Somerset County has 11.1 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Somerset County would have about 202, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,110 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 56 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #662 of 1,769 scored counties.
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