Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Spas and skin care studios in Skagit County, WA
How Skagit County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #930 of 1,769 scored counties
#27 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 63
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $877K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 spas and skin care studios in Skagit County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 6%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Skagit County comes to about $55.2M a year: $1,055 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 63 spas and skin care studios, that is $877K per studio, in line with 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Skagit County in 2023. That is one for every 4,025 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Skagit County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Skagit County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #930 of 1,769 scored counties and #27 of 30 scored counties in Washington.
How Skagit County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Skagit County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $877K | $996K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,025 | 4,054 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,055 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Skagit 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 Skagit County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 91 | 8 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +7.8% | #6 of 1,769 |
| 2Franklin County, WA | 86 | 18 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +5.6% | #29 of 1,769 |
| 3San Juan County, WA | 84 | 5 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #39 of 1,769 |
| 4Douglas County, WA | 83 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +8.0% | #43 of 1,769 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 79 | 10 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +6.6% | #73 of 1,769 |
| 6Okanogan County, WA | 78 | 8 | 4.6 | $2M | +7.3% | #87 of 1,769 |
| 7Pacific County, WA | 75 | 5 | 4.6 | $2M | +3.6% | #117 of 1,769 |
| 8Island County, WA | 74 | 21 | 5.8 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #136 of 1,769 |
| 9Jefferson County, WA | 70 | 11 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #222 of 1,769 |
| 10Whitman County, WA | 67 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #287 of 1,769 |
| 27Skagit County, WA | 49 | 63 | 12.0 | $877K | +2.4% | #930 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Skagit 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 spas54
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care49
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 Skagit County, WA?
Skagit County has 63 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Skagit County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $55.2M a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $877K 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 52,329 households in Skagit County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Skagit County, WA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Skagit County has 12.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $877K, in line with the U.S. figure of $876K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,025 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Skagit County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Skagit County at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. Median household income in Skagit County is $89,263, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Skagit County scores 49 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #930 of 1,769 scored counties.
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