Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Spas and skin care studios in Waukesha County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,258 of 1,769 scored counties
#46 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 285
- 30 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +29.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $200.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $704K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Waukesha County comes to about $200.7M a year: $1,190 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $704K per studio, 20% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
Waukesha County has 285 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.9, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Waukesha County was 57 in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,959 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Waukesha County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waukesha County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For spas and skin care studios, Waukesha County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,258 of 1,769 scored counties and #46 of 51 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 9.7 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $704K | $1M | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,959 | 5,378 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.6% | +18.5% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,190 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 57+29.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28530 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 229The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents 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 Waukesha 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 |
| 46Waukesha County, WI | 40 | 285 | 16.9 | $704K | +2.4% | #1,258 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 spas40
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care40
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 Waukesha County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 285 spas and skin care studios in Waukesha County. 30 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $200.7M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 285 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $704K 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 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Waukesha County has 16.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $704K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 229, against 285 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,959 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 40 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,258 of 1,769 scored counties.
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