Beauty and personal care · County · Virginia
Spas and skin care studios in York County, VA
The spas and skin care studios in York 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 #221 of 1,769 scored counties
#15 of 71 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,374
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in York County spend about $29.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.5M per studio, 69% above the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
York County has 20 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in York County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 5,394 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of York County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in York County is 70 (upper middle), #221 of 1,769 scored counties and #15 of 71 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How York 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.
| Measure | York County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,394 | 3,736 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.9% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,095 | $1,023 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $109,956 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,374+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,968
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 105 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 678
- Median household income
- $109,956+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,038
- Median home value
- $433,200
- Jobs located here
- 19,993
- Daytime population
- 64,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15York County, VA | 70 | 20 | 7.4 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #221 of 1,769 |
Other business types in York 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 spas51
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care70
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 York County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 spas and skin care studios in York County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 York County, VA spend on personal care products and services?
About $29.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 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 26,968 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, VA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
York County has 7.4 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.5M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, York County would have about 34, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,394 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is York County, VA growing?
Population estimates put York County at 71,374 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,968 households. The median household income in York County is $109,956 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. York County scores 70 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #221 of 1,769 scored counties.
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