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Spas and skin care studios in Herkimer County, NY
The spas and skin care studios in Herkimer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #406 of 1,769 scored counties
#14 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 3.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 77% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 spas and skin care studios in Herkimer County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in Herkimer County spend about $23.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $902 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3.8 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Herkimer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For spas and skin care studios, Herkimer County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #406 of 1,769 scored counties and #14 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Herkimer County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $950K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,901 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schenectady County, NY | 84 | 38 | 5.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #40 of 1,769 |
| 2Sullivan County, NY | 76 | 17 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #106 of 1,769 |
| 3Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 41 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #108 of 1,769 |
| 4Schoharie County, NY | 71 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #187 of 1,769 |
| 5Columbia County, NY | 70 | 13 | 4.9 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #204 of 1,769 |
| 6Clinton County, NY | 70 | 16 | 4.8 | $2M | −2.0% | #208 of 1,769 |
| 7Oswego County, NY | 70 | 28 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #218 of 1,769 |
| 8Wayne County, NY | 69 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #237 of 1,769 |
| 9Delaware County, NY | 67 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #283 of 1,769 |
| 10Montgomery County, NY | 66 | 9 | 4.6 | $2M | +1.1% | #316 of 1,769 |
| 14Herkimer County, NY | 63 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #406 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 salons49
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care63
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 Herkimer County, NY?
There are 7 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Herkimer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Herkimer County has 2.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $3.3M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 27, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 63 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #406 of 1,769 scored counties.
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