Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Spas and skin care studios in Richmond County, NY
The spas and skin care studios in Richmond County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 1,769 scored counties
#35 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 167
- 16 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $191.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 501,290
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 167 spas and skin care studios in Richmond County. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,124 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $191.9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 167 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.1M per studio, 31% 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 Richmond County was 55 in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,105 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $88K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Richmond County.
Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richmond County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #806 of 1,769 scored counties and #35 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $950K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,105 | 2,901 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +2.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,124 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $98,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 55+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16716 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 219The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $88K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 501,290+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 170,777
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8,604
- Median household income
- $98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,747
- Median home value
- $675,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,021
- Daytime population
- 400,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in New York, with Richmond County marked.
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 |
| 35Richmond County, NY | 52 | 167 | 9.8 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #806 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 spas46
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care52
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 Richmond County, NY?
Richmond County has 167 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Richmond County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $191.9M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 167 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, NY compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Richmond County has 9.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Richmond County would have about 219, against 167 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,105 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 52 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #806 of 1,769 scored counties.
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