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Spas and skin care studios in Columbia County, OR

The spas and skin care studios in Columbia County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #49 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,091
+2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Columbia County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #49 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for spas and skin care studios.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 spas and skin care studios in Columbia County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Columbia County spend about $21.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,015 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 9 spas and skin care studios, that is $2.4M per studio, 2.7 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 Columbia County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $311K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Columbia County. Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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.

Spas and skin care in Columbia County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.311.011.5
Spending per listing$2.4M$945K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a3,4444,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.6%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,015$1,036$1,005
Median household income$87,458$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score8239

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
91 chain location
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
2
Amount
$311K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,091+2.6% since 2020
Households
20,928
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
659 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,740
Median home value
$421,600
Jobs located here
11,194
Daytime population
38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, OR8294.3$2.4M+2.6%#49 of 1,769
2Crook County, OR8087.4$1.4M+10.6%#66 of 1,769
3Jefferson County, OR7266.8$1.4M+4.7%#177 of 1,769
4Linn County, OR72346.7$1.4M+3.0%#178 of 1,769
5Polk County, OR69226.7$1.6M+2.3%#245 of 1,769
6Yamhill County, OR68317.9$1.3M+2.2%#278 of 1,769
7Douglas County, OR66265.5$1.6M+0.6%#326 of 1,769
8Benton County, OR65307.8$1.3M+4.4%#368 of 1,769
9Umatilla County, OR60196.6$1.4M+1.5%#519 of 1,769
10Lincoln County, OR55177.4$1.2M+0.3%#693 of 1,769

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Columbia County, OR?

There are 9 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on personal care products and services?

About $21.2M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Columbia County has 4.3 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Columbia County would have about 24, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 82 for spas and skin care studios (high), #49 of 1,769 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in Columbia County

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