Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Rhode Island
Spas and skin care studios in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area
The spas and skin care studios in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 387 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 785
- 53 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +33.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $709.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $904K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,708,161
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 785 spas and skin care studios in the Providence-Warwick metro area. 53 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Households in the Providence-Warwick metro area spend about $709.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,050 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $904K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3% 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 Providence-Warwick metro area was 181 in 2023, up 33.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,731 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Providence-Warwick metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Providence-Warwick metro area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, the Providence-Warwick metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #216 of 387 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Rhode Island.
How the Providence-Warwick metro area compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Providence-Warwick metro area | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $904K | $910K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,731 | 3,505 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.1% | +38.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,050 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,040 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181+33.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 940
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 78553 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 810The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Providence-Warwick 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 Providence-Warwick metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,708,161+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 675,395
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,061
- Median household income
- $87,040+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,866
- Median home value
- $422,500
- Jobs located here
- 710,441
- Daytime population
- 1,584,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 spas41
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care47
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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area?
There are 785 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the Providence-Warwick metro area as of September 2026. 53 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 33.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $709.3M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 785 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $904K 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 675,395 households in the Providence-Warwick metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
The Providence-Warwick metro area 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 $904K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Providence-Warwick metro area would have about 810, against 785 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,731 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Providence-Warwick metro area at 1,708,161 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 675,395 households. Median household income in the Providence-Warwick metro area is $87,040, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 Providence-Warwick metro area scores 47 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #216 of 387 scored metro areas.
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