Booking software in Georgia
Georgia had 9,727 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 11,180,878 in July 2024.
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Georgia by the numbers
Beauty salons with employees numbered 2,563 across Georgia in County Business Patterns 2023, 3.04 percent of the 84,176 counted in the 50 states and DC. Barber shops numbered 212, or 2.72 percent of the national 7,789. Of Georgia's 2,563 salons, 1,888 had a staff of four or fewer.
By county, Fulton County (547), Gwinnett County (307), Cobb County (256), DeKalb County (201) and Forsyth County (89) held the most employer salons in Georgia, 55 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Fulton County with 52. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 17 of Georgia's 159 counties or county-equivalents.
Across the six codes closest to the trades BookAndGo serves, Georgia had 9,727 employer establishments in 2023. Beyond salons and barbers, that includes 3,663 offices of dentists, 1,186 fitness and recreational sports centers, 1,044 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (the code that holds massage therapists' offices, among others) and 1,059 other personal care services establishments (the code that holds day spas). Georgia ranks 21st on that last group per resident.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Georgia was 11,180,878 on July 1, 2024, up 4.4 percent from the April 2020 base of 10,713,755 and 8th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is North Carolina, with 11,046,024 people, 2,226 salons and 194 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Atlanta. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro had 150 barber shops and 1,862 beauty salons. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.
All 9,727 Georgia establishments above have at least one paid employee; CBP 2023 leaves out the solo barbers, stylists and trainers who work with no payroll, so the true Georgia count runs higher.
On offices of dentists, Georgia (33.1 per 100,000) sits between Oklahoma (33.8) and Minnesota (32.7). On fitness and recreational sports centers, Georgia (10.7 per 100,000) sits between Nevada (10.7) and Utah (10.7).
Georgia on two more rates: beauty salons 23.2 per 100,000 (22nd; neighbors Hawaii 23.2 and Ohio 23.0); miscellaneous health practitioner offices 9.4 per 100,000 (26th; neighbors Maryland 9.6 and New Hampshire 9.4).
Dentists' offices in Georgia concentrate in Fulton County 588, Gwinnett County 436 and Cobb County 371. Fitness and recreational sports centers: Fulton County 224, Cobb County 122 and Gwinnett County 110. Other personal care services: Fulton County 216 and Gwinnett County 156.
In Georgia 80 percent of the 1,044 miscellaneous health practitioner offices had fewer than five employees (833), compared with 34 percent of dentists' offices and 48 percent of fitness and recreational sports centers.
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Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Georgia?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 2,563 beauty salons with paid employees in Georgia, plus 212 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Georgia county has the most salons?
Fulton County, with 547 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 21 percent of the Georgia total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Georgia?
1,186 fitness and recreational sports centers and 3,663 offices of dentists had paid employees in Georgia in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
How does Georgia rank on dentists per resident?
33.1 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 33rd of the 50 states and DC; Minnesota is closest at 32.7.
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