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Spas and skin care studios in Barron County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Barron County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,365 of 1,769 scored counties
#49 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
24
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.4M
On personal care products and services · $921 a household
Spending per listing
$766K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% 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

For spas and skin care studios, Barron County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,365 of 1,769 scored counties and #49 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Barron County comes to about $18.4M a year: $921 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $766K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 13% below 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 24 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Barron County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Barron County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 4,989 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Barron County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Barron County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Barron County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBarron CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.09.711.5
Spending per listing$766K$1M$876K
Households per official establishment4,9895,3784,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$921$1,007$1,005
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$294K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
241 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Barron 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 Barron County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Barron County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI8662.8$3.8M+2.9%#20 of 1,769
2Pierce County, WI78116.9$1.6M+3.1%#90 of 1,769
3Trempealeau County, WI7554.0$2.4M+1.1%#114 of 1,769
4Green County, WI7485.1$2M+0.5%#135 of 1,769
5Vernon County, WI7275.6$1.7M+2.4%#170 of 1,769
6Fond du Lac County, WI72276.2$1.6M+0.5%#173 of 1,769
7Washington County, WI72518.9$1.2M+1.8%#183 of 1,769
8Dodge County, WI70164.5$2.2M−0.3%#203 of 1,769
9Adams County, WI7055.3$1.7M+5.2%#216 of 1,769
10Waushara County, WI6965.7$1.6M+2.8%#242 of 1,769
49Barron County, WI372412.0$766K−0.5%#1,365 of 1,769

Other business types in Barron 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 Barron County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 spas and skin care studios in Barron County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on personal care products and services?

About $18.4M a year, or $921 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $766K 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 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barron 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 $766K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Barron County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,989 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Barron County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 37 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,365 of 1,769 scored counties.

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