The North American Spa Industry - Fast Facts

*All 2007 figures and calculations are preliminary and subject to change. Final results will be released in November.

Spa Locations

• As of July 2007, there were 14,615 spas in United States
• In August 2006, there were 13,757 spas
• In April 2004, there were 10,128 spas
• Growth from August 2006 to July 2007 was 6%.
• Additionally, there were 9,865 spas in the U.S. at the end of 2003, which represents a total growth in spa locations of 48% from 2003 to present
  

Spa Visits

• 1 in 4 Americans has been to a spa
• There are more than 32 million active spa-goers
• In 2006, there were 110 million spa visits
• In 2005, there were 131 million spa visits
• In 2003, there were 109 million spa visits
• -16% growth from 2005 to 2006

Revenues

• In 2006, $9.4 billion of revenue was generated by the U.S. spa industry
• In 2005, $9.7 billion of revenue was generated by the U.S. spa industry
• In 2003, $7.0 billion of revenue was generated by the U.S. spa industry 
• Annual growth from 2005 to 2006 was -3.4%, however, findings point to stability in spa industry revenue as the change in revenue from 2005 to 2006 falls well within the margin of error.

Employment

2007

• In July 2007, there were 234,600 total employees. The total was comprised of 118,100 full-time employees, 73,600 part-time employees and 42,900 contract employees.

2006

• In August 2006, there were 267,400 total employees.  The total was comprised of 124,500 full-time employees, 101,300 part-time employees and 41,600 contract employees

2004

• In April 2004, there were 215,200 total employees.  The total was comprised of 111,500 full-time employees, 71,800 part-time employees and 31,900 contract employees. 

Average annual employment growth

• Average annual growth from 2004 to 2007 is 4% for total employees, 2% for full-time employees, 3% for part-time employees and 10% for contract employees.