Hair Salons · Chicago IL
Booking software for hair salons in Chicago
The Census Bureau counted 2,935 beauty salons with paid staff across greater Chicago in 2023, and 2,026 of them had fewer than five employees.
BookAndGo keeps it straightforward for Chicago salons: set each stylist up as a provider, give clients one booking page, and let email reminders handle the nudging.
Online booking around the clock
Clients book from your page any time, and the slot comes off your calendar the moment they do.
Email confirmations and reminders
Every booking is confirmed and reminded by email, so fewer clients forget.
Invoices from the booking
Raise an invoice from the appointment, with the sales tax rate you set.
Built for Chicago hair salons
The Chicago metro counted 2,935 employer beauty salons, and it stands out for its larger operators: 139 had twenty to forty-nine staff and 22 had fifty to ninety-nine. Only 69 percent were in the smallest bracket, lower than New York or Los Angeles. Bigger teams mean more stylists to schedule, more services with different lengths and more clients asking for a specific person, all of which point toward a booking setup that treats every stylist as their own provider.
Census builds the Chicago metro from thirteen counties, reaching into Indiana, so think of these as regional figures rather than a city count. Barbershops with employees numbered 271 across the same counties, so there were about 10.8 beauty salons for each one. CBP counts only establishments with paid employees, which means booth renters and solo stylists without staff sit outside these numbers. On that count Chicago is the third largest of the 20 most populous US metros.
Cook County led with 1,535, ahead of DuPage County (391) and Lake County (252). Cook County alone holds 52 percent of the metro total. Sorted by staff numbers, 2,026 had under five staff, 472 had five to nine, 274 had ten to nineteen, 139 had twenty to forty-nine, 22 had fifty to ninety-nine. Chicago's 2,935 sits nearest to Miami, which had 2,590. Against the metro's 2023 population estimate of 9,337,814, that is about 31.4 per 100,000 residents, 8 of 20 on that measure.
In Illinois, cosmetologists and salon or shop registrations are handled by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Frequently asked
Are most Chicago salons small businesses?
By staff count, yes: 2,026 of the 2,935 employer beauty salons in the metro had fewer than five employees in 2023, or 69 percent.
Who licenses cosmetologists in Chicago?
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Its cosmetology page lists cosmetologist and salon or shop registration among the professions it licenses.
Can I email clients about a new stylist or service?
Yes. Email campaigns go to your own client list from inside BookAndGo, which suits announcements like extended hours or a new team member.
Can I group services so the list is easy to read?
Yes. Group services into categories such as cuts, color and treatments, so clients are not scrolling a long flat list on their phone.
Take bookings in Chicago from today
Your bookings and client records are stored in the United States.
Prices are in US dollars, plus any applicable sales tax.