Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Spas and skin care studios in Whitman County, WA
How Whitman 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #287 of 1,769 scored counties
#10 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On personal care products and services · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 spas and skin care studios in Whitman County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 68% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Whitman County comes to about $16.5M a year: $882 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 2.7 times 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 Whitman County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Whitman County.
Population estimates show Whitman County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Whitman County is 67 (upper middle), #287 of 1,769 scored counties and #10 of 30 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $996K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,054 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $882 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 61 |
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
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $18K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Washington, with Whitman County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Whitman 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 spas64
- Hair salons68
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care67
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 Whitman County, WA?
Whitman County has 7 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) 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 Whitman County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.5M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Whitman County has 3.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Whitman County would have about 19, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County scores 67 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #287 of 1,769 scored counties.
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