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Spas and skin care studios in Rhode Island

Markets across Rhode Island ranked by the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
511
29 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
126
+38.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$465M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
11.6
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$910K
4% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#39 of 51
Market score 40 · Lower middle

A site report maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 511 spas and skin care studios in Rhode Island. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Rhode Island comes to about $465M a year: $1,053 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $910K per studio, 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 126 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as other personal care services, up 38.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,505 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 29.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #39 for spas and skin care studios, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 47. Among 5 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (70).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4778511.6$904K+2.1%#216 of 387

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI70478.9$1.3M0.0%#229 of 1,769
2Kent County, RI528111.1$976K+1.8%#819 of 1,769
3Providence County, RI4329711.5$868K+2.8%#1,140 of 1,769
4Bristol County, RI392612.9$936K−1.5%#1,279 of 1,769
5Newport County, RI286016.3$705K−2.9%#1,572 of 1,769

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Rhode Island?

There are 511 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. 29 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 38.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on personal care products and services?

About $465M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 511 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $910K 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Rhode Island has 11.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $910K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 531, against 511 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,505 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for spas and skin care studios?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 47 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Washington County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 40 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #39 of the 50 states and DC.

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