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Spas and skin care studios in Adams County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Adams County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #51 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 53 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

For spas and skin care studios, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #51 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 53 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for spas and skin care studios.

At $1,015 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $41.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

There are 20 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Adams County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,807 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Adams County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.97.711.5
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.3M$876K
Households per official establishment6,8074,8174,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.4%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,015$1,004$1,005
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score8263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$351K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA82204.9$2.1M+3.6%#51 of 1,769
2Pike County, PA77187.4$1.4M+7.2%#102 of 1,769
3Schuylkill County, PA76223.8$2.4M+1.5%#104 of 1,769
4York County, PA751156.3$1.6M+3.6%#121 of 1,769
5Berks County, PA741066.5$1.5M+2.7%#142 of 1,769
6Lebanon County, PA73254.4$2.2M+2.2%#153 of 1,769
7Lancaster County, PA721466.9$1.5M+1.9%#174 of 1,769
8Beaver County, PA70405.5$1.7M−1.1%#215 of 1,769
9Dauphin County, PA69786.4$1.5M+2.3%#246 of 1,769
10Wayne County, PA6862.9$3.1M+1.1%#256 of 1,769

Other business types in Adams 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 Adams County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 spas and skin care studios in Adams County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Adams County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $41.4M 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 20 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 4.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Adams County would have about 47, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,807 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Adams County scores 82 for spas and skin care studios (high), #51 of 1,769 scored counties.

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