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Spas and skin care studios in Milwaukee County, WI
The spas and skin care studios in Milwaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,061 of 1,769 scored counties
#40 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 378
- 42 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +30.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $364.7M
- On personal care products and services · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $965K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 378 spas and skin care studios in Milwaukee County. 42 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Milwaukee County comes to about $364.7M a year: $929 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $965K per studio, 10% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in Milwaukee County classed as other personal care services, up 30.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,450 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $936K have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Milwaukee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Milwaukee County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Milwaukee County is 45 (lower middle), #1,061 of 1,769 scored counties and #40 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee 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.
| Measure | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 9.7 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $965K | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,450 | 5,378 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.9% | +18.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $929 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 72+30.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37842 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 416The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $936K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Milwaukee County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 86 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #20 of 1,769 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 78 | 11 | 6.9 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #90 of 1,769 |
| 3Trempealeau County, WI | 75 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #114 of 1,769 |
| 4Green County, WI | 74 | 8 | 5.1 | $2M | +0.5% | #135 of 1,769 |
| 5Vernon County, WI | 72 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #170 of 1,769 |
| 6Fond du Lac County, WI | 72 | 27 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #173 of 1,769 |
| 7Washington County, WI | 72 | 51 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #183 of 1,769 |
| 8Dodge County, WI | 70 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.2M | −0.3% | #203 of 1,769 |
| 9Adams County, WI | 70 | 5 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +5.2% | #216 of 1,769 |
| 10Waushara County, WI | 69 | 6 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #242 of 1,769 |
| 40Milwaukee County, WI | 45 | 378 | 9.6 | $965K | −1.5% | #1,061 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 spas29
- Hair salons34
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care45
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 Milwaukee County, WI?
There are 378 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. 42 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 30.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $364.7M a year, or $929 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 378 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $965K 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Milwaukee County has 9.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $965K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 416, against 378 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,450 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 45 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,061 of 1,769 scored counties.
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