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Spas and skin care studios in Washington County, RI

How Washington County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #229 of 1,769 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
47
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.6M
On personal care products and services · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,795
0.0% 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

At $1,172 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $61.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.3M per studio, 50% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Washington County has 47 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Washington County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,507 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $13K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Washington County.

Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For spas and skin care studios, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #229 of 1,769 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washington County 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.

Spas and skin care in Washington County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.911.611.5
Spending per listing$1.3M$910K$876K
Households per official establishment7,5073,5054,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+38.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,172$1,053$1,005
Median household income$106,638$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score7040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$614K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
472 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$13K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
129,7950.0% since 2020
Households
52,549
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
396
Median household income
$106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,741
Median home value
$510,800
Jobs located here
55,609
Daytime population
127,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Rhode Island

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

Top counties in Rhode Island

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

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, RI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 spas and skin care studios in Washington County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on personal care products and services?

About $61.6M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 8.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Washington County would have about 70, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,507 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 70 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #229 of 1,769 scored counties.

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