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Spas and skin care studios in Fairfax city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Fairfax city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,348 of 1,769 scored counties
#48 of 71 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
48
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,217 a household
Spending per listing
$232K
73% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.4
4.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,772
+10.8% 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

For spas and skin care studios, Fairfax city has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,348 of 1,769 scored counties and #48 of 71 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 spas and skin care studios in Fairfax city. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.4, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Fairfax city spend about $11.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,217 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $232K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 73% 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 Fairfax city was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 572 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfax city grew 10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fairfax city compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Fairfax city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFairfax cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.410.011.5
Spending per listing$232K$1M$876K
Households per official establishment5723,7364,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,217$1,023$1,005
Median household income$132,348$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 16
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
480 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Fairfax city, 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 Fairfax city

Population, 2025 estimate
26,772+10.8% since 2020
Households
9,155
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,010
Median household income
$132,348+13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$178,337
Median home value
$722,600
Jobs located here
24,910
Daytime population
37,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fairfax city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA9455.4$2.1M+21.2%#1 of 1,769
2King George County, VA9165.9$1.9M+10.5%#8 of 1,769
3Louisa County, VA8953.2$3M+13.6%#13 of 1,769
4Frederick County, VA89154.2$2.4M+8.8%#14 of 1,769
5Powhatan County, VA8776.2$1.8M+7.0%#18 of 1,769
6Suffolk city, VA80225.8$1.7M+10.4%#64 of 1,769
7Rockingham County, VA79154.6$2M+6.6%#70 of 1,769
8Orange County, VA7896.1$1.7M+10.1%#89 of 1,769
9Isle of Wight County, VA77117.0$1.4M+6.7%#101 of 1,769
10Spotsylvania County, VA76448.4$1.3M+10.5%#112 of 1,769
48Fairfax city, VA384852.4$232K+10.8%#1,348 of 1,769

Other business types in Fairfax city

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Fairfax city, VA?

Fairfax city has 48 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Fairfax city, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.1M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $232K 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 9,155 households in Fairfax city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairfax city, VA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Fairfax city has 52.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $232K, 73% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Fairfax city would have about 13, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Fairfax city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fairfax city at 26,772 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,155 households. Median household income in Fairfax city is $132,348, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.1%, 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. Fairfax city scores 38 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,348 of 1,769 scored counties.

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