Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Spas and skin care studios in Waynesboro city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Waynesboro city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,395 of 1,769 scored counties
#51 of 71 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On personal care products and services · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $721K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,951
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
Waynesboro city scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,395 of 1,769 scored counties and #51 of 71 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 spas and skin care studios in Waynesboro city. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Waynesboro city comes to about $7.9M a year: $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $721K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 18% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Waynesboro city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waynesboro city grew 7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waynesboro 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 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $721K | $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 | +7.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $806 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,994 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 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
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,951+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,841
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,526
- Median household income
- $59,994+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,683
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,308
- Daytime population
- 22,067Residents 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 Waynesboro 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 |
| 51Waynesboro city, VA | 36 | 11 | 11.2 | $721K | +7.5% | #1,395 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Waynesboro 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 spas27
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care36
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 Waynesboro city, VA?
Waynesboro city has 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) 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 Waynesboro city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Waynesboro city, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.9M a year, or $806 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $721K 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 9,841 households in Waynesboro city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waynesboro city, VA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Waynesboro city has 11.2 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $721K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Waynesboro city would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Waynesboro city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Waynesboro city at 23,951 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,841 households. Median household income in Waynesboro city is $59,994, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Waynesboro city scores 36 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,395 of 1,769 scored counties.
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