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Spas and skin care studios in Eau Claire County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,299 of 1,769 scored counties
#47 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
64
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.3M
On personal care products and services · $991 a household
Spending per listing
$693K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,033
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 spas and skin care studios in Eau Claire County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in Eau Claire County spend about $44.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $991 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $693K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 21% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Eau Claire County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,440 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $281K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Eau Claire County.

Population estimates show Eau Claire County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Eau Claire County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,299 of 1,769 scored counties and #47 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureEau Claire CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.39.711.5
Spending per listing$693K$1M$876K
Households per official establishment3,4405,3784,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.5%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$991$1,007$1,005
Median household income$74,546$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
644 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$281K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,033+3.0% since 2020
Households
44,726
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
168
Median household income
$74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,242
Median home value
$261,000
Jobs located here
60,899
Daytime population
119,781Residents 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 Eau Claire 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
47Eau Claire County, WI396414.3$693K+3.0%#1,299 of 1,769

Other business types in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County, WI?

There are 64 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Eau Claire County 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 Eau Claire County, WI spend on personal care products and services?

About $44.3M a year, or $991 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $693K 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eau Claire County has 14.3 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $693K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 51, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,440 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 39 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,299 of 1,769 scored counties.

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