Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Spas and skin care studios in Shelby County, TN
The spas and skin care studios in Shelby County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,553 of 1,769 scored counties
#53 of 57 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 412
- 37 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- +44.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $311.1M
- On personal care products and services · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $755K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For spas and skin care studios, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,553 of 1,769 scored counties and #53 of 57 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 412 spas and skin care studios in Shelby County. 37 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $858 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $311.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 412 spas and skin care studios, that is $755K per studio, 14% below 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 Shelby County was 78 in 2023, up 44.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,651 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Shelby County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.5 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $755K | $830K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,651 | 4,938 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.4% | +49.7% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $858 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 78+44.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 355The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 82 | 13 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +15.6% | #54 of 1,769 |
| 2Blount County, TN | 81 | 28 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #55 of 1,769 |
| 3Hawkins County, TN | 73 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.3M | +5.0% | #151 of 1,769 |
| 4Monroe County, TN | 72 | 5 | 2.5 | $3M | +7.2% | #164 of 1,769 |
| 5Jefferson County, TN | 70 | 11 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +9.3% | #217 of 1,769 |
| 6Maury County, TN | 70 | 31 | 7.3 | $1.2M | +16.0% | #233 of 1,769 |
| 7Tipton County, TN | 69 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #238 of 1,769 |
| 8Robertson County, TN | 68 | 16 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +9.9% | #266 of 1,769 |
| 9Bedford County, TN | 68 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +9.7% | #271 of 1,769 |
| 10Roane County, TN | 66 | 14 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +7.0% | #329 of 1,769 |
| 53Shelby County, TN | 29 | 412 | 11.4 | $755K | −2.1% | #1,553 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Shelby County
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 spas22
- Hair salons29
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons21
- Spas and skin care29
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 Shelby County, TN?
Shelby County has 412 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 44.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $311.1M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 412 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $755K 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 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Shelby County has 11.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $755K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Shelby County would have about 355, against 412 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,651 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 29 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,553 of 1,769 scored counties.
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