Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Spas and skin care studios in Otero County, NM
The spas and skin care studios in Otero County, NM, 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 #304 of 1,769 scored counties
#3 of 17 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.9M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,368
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 spas and skin care studios in Otero County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Otero County spend about $20.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $853 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per studio, 59% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Otero County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 8,160 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Otero County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Otero County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #304 of 1,769 scored counties and #3 of 17 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Otero County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Otero County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $968K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 8,160 | 6,921 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,876 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Otero 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 Otero County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,368+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,480
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,876+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,572
- Median home value
- $162,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,220
- Daytime population
- 63,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Otero County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 91 | 24 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +6.9% | #7 of 1,769 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 67 | 17 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +7.2% | #303 of 1,769 |
| 3Otero County, NM | 67 | 15 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #304 of 1,769 |
| 4Los Alamos County, NM | 61 | 6 | 7.3 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #466 of 1,769 |
| 5Doña Ana County, NM | 58 | 76 | 9.0 | $948K | +4.1% | #594 of 1,769 |
| 6McKinley County, NM | 50 | 6 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −6.1% | #859 of 1,769 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 49 | 25 | 6.0 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #906 of 1,769 |
| 8Chaves County, NM | 47 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.6M | −2.7% | #977 of 1,769 |
| 9Lea County, NM | 46 | 22 | 8.9 | $1M | +0.2% | #1,017 of 1,769 |
| 10Eddy County, NM | 43 | 26 | 11.0 | $890K | +0.3% | #1,136 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Otero 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 spas61
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons44
- 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 Otero County, NM?
Otero County has 15 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Otero County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.9M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 24,480 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otero County, NM compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Otero County has 6.1 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.4M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Otero County would have about 24, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,160 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Otero County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Otero County at 70,368 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Otero County is $55,876, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Otero County scores 67 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #304 of 1,769 scored counties.
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