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Spas and skin care studios in Stafford County, VA

The spas and skin care studios in Stafford County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #228 of 1,769 scored counties
#16 of 71 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
48
5 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
170,803
+8.3% 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

Households in Stafford County spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,232 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 48 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.3M per studio, 53% above 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 48 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 10% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Stafford County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,738 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Stafford County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stafford County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Stafford County is 70 (upper middle), #228 of 1,769 scored counties and #16 of 71 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Stafford County 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 Stafford County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureStafford CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.210.011.5
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$876K
Households per official establishment3,7383,7364,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+28.9%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,232$1,023$1,005
Median household income$137,807$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 14
Employees, 2023
147
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
485 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Stafford 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 Stafford County

Population, 2025 estimate
170,803+8.3% since 2020
Households
52,326
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
609
Median household income
$137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$160,926
Median home value
$485,100
Jobs located here
42,246
Daytime population
142,029Residents 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 Stafford County 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
16Stafford County, VA70489.2$1.3M+8.3%#228 of 1,769

Other business types in Stafford County

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Stafford County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 spas and skin care studios in Stafford County. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on personal care products and services?

About $64.4M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stafford County has 9.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Stafford County would have about 74, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,738 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 70 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #228 of 1,769 scored counties.

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