Booking software in Idaho
Idaho had 2,200 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 2,001,619 in July 2024.
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Idaho by the numbers
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 403 beauty salons and 33 barber shops with paid employees in Idaho, so Idaho had about 12.2 salons for every barbershop, 21st highest on that ratio among the 50 states and DC. 71 percent of Idaho's employer salons had fewer than five people on payroll, as did 61 percent of its barber shops.
By county, Ada County (195), Kootenai County (48), Canyon County (28), Bonneville County (19) and Bannock County (18) held the most employer salons in Idaho, 76 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Ada County with 17. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 3 of Idaho's 44 counties or county-equivalents.
Day spas and massage wellness spas are counted under other personal care services (NAICS 812199), a broader code: Idaho had 211, or 10.7 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; Idaho had 377. There were 943 offices of dentists, 5th on dentists per resident, and 233 fitness and recreational sports centers, 29th on that measure.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Idaho was 2,001,619 on July 1, 2024, up 8.8 percent from the April 2020 base of 1,839,140 and 38th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Nebraska, with 2,005,465 people, 596 salons and 35 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Boise. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Boise City, ID metro had 136 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 117 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 Idaho's 2,200 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.
Ranked on beauty salons, Idaho (20.4 per 100,000) sits between North Carolina (20.5) and Nevada (20.4). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, Idaho (19.1 per 100,000) sits between Colorado (21.4) and Oregon (18.5).
Idaho on two more rates: barber shops 1.7 per 100,000 (32nd; neighbors Nebraska 1.8 and Tennessee 1.6); other personal care services establishments 10.7 per 100,000 (12th; neighbors Nebraska 10.8 and Massachusetts 10.6).
County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Ada County 100, Kootenai County 31 and Canyon County 14; for offices of dentists, Ada County 299, Bonneville County 90 and Kootenai County 89; for other personal care services, Ada County 82 and Kootenai County 24.
Under five employees: 320 of 943 dentists' offices (34 percent), 101 of 233 fitness and recreational sports centers (43 percent) and 142 of 211 other personal care services establishments (67 percent).
City pages in Idaho
Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Idaho?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 403 beauty salons with paid employees in Idaho, plus 33 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Idaho county has the most salons?
Ada County, with 195 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 48 percent of the Idaho total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Idaho?
233 fitness and recreational sports centers and 943 offices of dentists had paid employees in Idaho in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
How does Idaho rank on dentists per resident?
47.8 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 5th of the 50 states and DC; New Jersey is closest at 48.1.
Can I bring my clients across from another system?
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