Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Spas and skin care studios in Chittenden County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Chittenden County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #992 of 1,769 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 77
- 9 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 spas and skin care studios in Chittenden County. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chittenden County comes to about $78.7M a year: $1,101 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per studio, 17% 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.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Chittenden County in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,248 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $188K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Chittenden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Chittenden County is 47 (lower middle), #992 of 1,769 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 8.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.2M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,248 | 5,159 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +6.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,101 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 779 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $188K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Addison County, VT | 70 | 11 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #225 of 1,769 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 68 | 13 | 5.1 | $2M | −0.7% | #257 of 1,769 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 67 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #295 of 1,769 |
| 4Washington County, VT | 65 | 17 | 6.6 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #358 of 1,769 |
| 5Lamoille County, VT | 60 | 10 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #524 of 1,769 |
| 6Caledonia County, VT | 59 | 9 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +0.8% | #550 of 1,769 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 48 | 21 | 10.6 | $906K | −1.4% | #963 of 1,769 |
| 8Chittenden County, VT | 47 | 77 | 10.8 | $1M | +0.4% | #992 of 1,769 |
| 9Franklin County, VT | 47 | 20 | 10.0 | $987K | +2.3% | #994 of 1,769 |
| 10Rutland County, VT | 43 | 28 | 11.1 | $839K | −1.4% | #1,148 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops78
- Nail salons46
- 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 Chittenden County, VT?
There are 77 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $78.7M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Chittenden County has 10.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 90, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,248 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 47 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #992 of 1,769 scored counties.
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