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Spas and skin care studios in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area

The spas and skin care studios in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
160
9 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
30
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$144.5M
On personal care products and services · $855 a household
Spending per listing
$903K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
451,191
+1.1% 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

Households in the Corpus Christi metro area spend about $144.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $855 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $903K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

The Corpus Christi metro area has 160 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 6%, against 10% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the Corpus Christi metro area was 30 in 2023. That is one for every 5,632 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Corpus Christi metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, the Corpus Christi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #253 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Corpus Christi metro area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Corpus Christi, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCorpus Christi metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.513.311.5
Spending per listing$903K$705K$876K
Households per official establishment5,6324,1694,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.4%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$855$937$1,005
Median household income$67,453$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1609 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
165The 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 the Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
451,191+1.1% since 2020
Households
168,972
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
251
Median household income
$67,453
Average household income
$90,916
Median home value
$210,400
Jobs located here
180,865
Daytime population
440,499Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Corpus Christi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1College Station-Bryan, TX54948.9$936K+6.9%#156 of 387
2Waco, TX531089.7$876K+4.2%#161 of 387
3Odessa, TX527211.2$785K+5.0%#179 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX496611.9$742K+12.8%#200 of 387
5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX471,35513.7$775K+14.0%#222 of 387
6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX461,21312.5$730K+9.5%#231 of 387
7Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX4515310.2$828K+0.5%#237 of 387
8Eagle Pass, TX44126.6$1.1M+1.7%#240 of 387
9Amarillo, TX4410910.6$823K+2.7%#247 of 387
10Corpus Christi, TX431609.5$903K+1.1%#253 of 387

Other business types in the Corpus Christi metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 160 spas and skin care studios in the Corpus Christi metro area. 9 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $144.5M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 160 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $903K 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 168,972 households in the Corpus Christi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Corpus Christi, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Corpus Christi metro area has 9.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $903K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Corpus Christi metro area would have about 165, against 160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,632 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is the Corpus Christi, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Corpus Christi metro area at 451,191 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,972 households. The median household income in the Corpus Christi metro area is $67,453 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Corpus Christi metro area scores 43 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #253 of 387 scored metro areas.

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