Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Spas and skin care studios in Portsmouth city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Portsmouth city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,011 of 1,769 scored counties
#35 of 71 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $32.1M
- On personal care products and services · $796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Portsmouth city spend about $32.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $796 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 74% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
Portsmouth city has 21 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 55% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Portsmouth city, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portsmouth city declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Portsmouth city scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,011 of 1,769 scored counties and #35 of 71 scored counties in Virginia.
How Portsmouth 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.
| Measure | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,736 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $796 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Portsmouth city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Kent County, VA | 94 | 5 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +21.2% | #1 of 1,769 |
| 2King George County, VA | 91 | 6 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +10.5% | #8 of 1,769 |
| 3Louisa County, VA | 89 | 5 | 3.2 | $3M | +13.6% | #13 of 1,769 |
| 4Frederick County, VA | 89 | 15 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +8.8% | #14 of 1,769 |
| 5Powhatan County, VA | 87 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +7.0% | #18 of 1,769 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 80 | 22 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +10.4% | #64 of 1,769 |
| 7Rockingham County, VA | 79 | 15 | 4.6 | $2M | +6.6% | #70 of 1,769 |
| 8Orange County, VA | 78 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +10.1% | #89 of 1,769 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 77 | 11 | 7.0 | $1.4M | +6.7% | #101 of 1,769 |
| 10Spotsylvania County, VA | 76 | 44 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +10.5% | #112 of 1,769 |
| 35Portsmouth city, VA | 46 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #1,011 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Portsmouth city
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 spas38
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops14
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care46
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 Portsmouth city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 spas and skin care studios in Portsmouth city. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Portsmouth city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.1M a year, or $796 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Portsmouth city has 5.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 37, against 21 on map listings.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city scores 46 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,011 of 1,769 scored counties.
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