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Spas and skin care studios in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #263 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
173
18 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
44
+68.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$150.6M
On personal care products and services · $848 a household
Spending per listing
$871K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
511,497
+7.2% 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 $848 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Killeen-Temple metro area spend about $150.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 173 spas and skin care studios, that is $871K per studio, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

There are 173 spas and skin care studios on map listings in the Killeen-Temple metro area as of September 2026. 18 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the Killeen-Temple metro area was 44 in 2023, up 68.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,038 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $892K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Killeen-Temple metro area.

Population estimates show the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, the Killeen-Temple metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #263 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Killeen-Temple 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 Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKilleen-Temple metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.713.311.5
Spending per listing$871K$705K$876K
Households per official establishment4,0384,1694,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+68.0%+46.4%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$848$937$1,005
Median household income$69,923$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44+68.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
232
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
17318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$892K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in the Killeen-Temple 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 Killeen-Temple metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
511,497+7.2% since 2020
Households
177,681
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,546
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
138,696
Daytime population
455,396Residents 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 Killeen-Temple 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
11Killeen-Temple, TX421739.7$871K+7.2%#263 of 387

Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area

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Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 173 spas and skin care studios in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 18 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 68.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $150.6M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $871K 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 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Killeen-Temple metro area has 9.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $871K, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 172, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,038 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 68.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 42 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #263 of 387 scored metro areas.

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