Beauty and personal care · County · Vermont
Spas and skin care studios in Washington County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Washington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 1,769 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 spas and skin care studios in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 43% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
At $1,019 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $26.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 17 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 77% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 5,171 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #358 of 1,769 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 8.6 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,171 | 5,159 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,019 | $1,014 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $546K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 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
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 spas65
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops73
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care65
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 Washington County, VT?
Washington County has 17 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.3M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Washington County has 6.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Washington County would have about 30, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,171 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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 65 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #358 of 1,769 scored counties.
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