Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Oregon
Spas and skin care studios in the Salem, OR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in the Salem, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #173 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 167
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +54.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.6M
- On personal care products and services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $956K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 445,814
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 167 spas and skin care studios in the Salem metro area. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 13%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in the Salem metro area spend about $159.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $998 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $956K per studio, 9% 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 the Salem metro area was 37 in 2023, up 54.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,320 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $316K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Salem metro area.
Population estimates show the Salem metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in the Salem metro area is 52 (upper middle), #173 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Salem metro area 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.
| Measure | Salem metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $956K | $945K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,320 | 3,444 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +54.2% | +38.6% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $998 | $1,036 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37+54.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $316K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Salem metro area, 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 the Salem metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 445,814+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 159,856
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $78,900+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,988
- Median home value
- $424,100
- Jobs located here
- 191,982
- Daytime population
- 440,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Salem metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany, OR | 75 | 34 | 6.7 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #16 of 387 |
| 2Corvallis, OR | 68 | 30 | 7.8 | $1.3M | +4.4% | #44 of 387 |
| 3Salem, OR | 52 | 167 | 10.4 | $956K | +2.7% | #173 of 387 |
| 4Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 45 | 1,225 | 12.1 | $927K | +1.0% | #232 of 387 |
| 5Bend, OR | 40 | 157 | 15.0 | $718K | +7.0% | #288 of 387 |
| 6Grants Pass, OR | 39 | 41 | 11.2 | $804K | −0.4% | #298 of 387 |
| 7Eugene-Springfield, OR | 35 | 172 | 10.7 | $876K | −0.7% | #335 of 387 |
| 8Medford, OR | 30 | 113 | 12.3 | $780K | −0.9% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Salem metro area
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 spas60
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons66
- 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 the Salem, OR metro area?
The Salem metro area has 167 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 54.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Salem, OR metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $159.6M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 167 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $956K 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 159,856 households in the Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
The Salem metro area has 10.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $956K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Salem metro area would have about 182, against 167 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,320 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salem, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem metro area at 445,814 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,856 households. Median household income in the Salem metro area is $78,900, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. The Salem metro area scores 52 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #173 of 387 scored metro areas.
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