Booking software in Connecticut

Connecticut had 4,183 employer establishments in 2023 across the six Census business codes closest to the appointment trades BookAndGo serves, from barber shops and beauty salons to dentists' offices and fitness and recreational sports centers, for a population the Census Bureau estimated at 3,675,069 in July 2024.

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Connecticut by the numbers

Beauty salons with employees numbered 1,049 across Connecticut in County Business Patterns 2023, 1.25 percent of the 84,176 counted in the 50 states and DC. Barber shops numbered 79, or 1.01 percent of the national 7,789. Of Connecticut's 1,049 salons, 646 had a staff of four or fewer.

By county, Capitol Planning Region (291), Western Connecticut Planning Region (269), South Central Connecticut Planning Region (160), Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (106) and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (69) held the most employer salons in Connecticut, 85 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Capitol Planning Region with 23. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 6 of Connecticut's 9 counties or county-equivalents.

Day spas and massage wellness spas are counted under other personal care services (NAICS 812199), a broader code: Connecticut had 463, or 12.7 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; Connecticut had 389. There were 1,625 offices of dentists, 12th on dentists per resident, and 578 fitness and recreational sports centers, 9th on that measure.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Connecticut was 3,675,069 on July 1, 2024, up 1.9 percent from the April 2020 base of 3,607,701 and 29th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Utah, with 3,503,613 people, 959 salons and 105 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Hartford. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro had 149 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 178 fitness and recreational sports centers. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.

County Business Patterns counts only establishments with paid employees, so Connecticut's 4,183 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.

Ranked on beauty salons, Connecticut (28.8 per 100,000) sits between Virginia (29.8) and New Hampshire (28.7). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, Connecticut (10.7 per 100,000) sits between Vermont (11.1) and New York (10.4).

Connecticut on two more rates: barber shops 2.2 per 100,000 (18th; neighbors District of Columbia 2.2 and Maryland 2.1); other personal care services establishments 12.7 per 100,000 (5th; neighbors Nevada 12.8 and Florida 12.5).

County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Western Connecticut Planning Region 172, Capitol Planning Region 153 and South Central Connecticut Planning Region 89; for offices of dentists, Capitol Planning Region 484, Western Connecticut Planning Region 357 and South Central Connecticut Planning Region 228; for other personal care services, Capitol Planning Region 127 and Western Connecticut Planning Region 115.

In Connecticut 77 percent of the 389 miscellaneous health practitioner offices had fewer than five employees (298), compared with 34 percent of dentists' offices and 35 percent of fitness and recreational sports centers.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Connecticut?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 1,049 beauty salons with paid employees in Connecticut, plus 79 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Connecticut county has the most salons?

Capitol Planning Region, with 291 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 28 percent of the Connecticut total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Connecticut?

578 fitness and recreational sports centers and 1,625 offices of dentists had paid employees in Connecticut in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

How does Connecticut rank on dentists per resident?

44.6 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 12th of the 50 states and DC; Oregon is closest at 45.0.

Does it suit mobile providers?

Yes. Mobile massage therapists and in-home personal trainers can capture each client's service address, set a cancellation window, and block repeat no-shows automatically.

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