Booking software in Maine
293 beauty salons, 20 barber shops, 457 dentists' offices and 189 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Maine's employer businesses that run on appointments.
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Maine by the numbers
In Maine, 293 beauty salons and 20 barber shops had at least one paid employee in 2023 (County Business Patterns 2023). Per 100,000 residents that is 20.9 salons, 31st of 51, and 1.4 barbershops, 40th of 51. Indiana sits closest to Maine on salon density, at 20.9.
Cumberland County led Maine with 102 employer beauty salons, ahead of York County (36), Penobscot County (25), Androscoggin County (24) and Knox County (24). Cumberland County had the most barber shops, 9. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 3 of the 16 Maine counties; the rest have none in its county file.
Day spas and massage wellness spas are counted under other personal care services (NAICS 812199), a broader code: Maine had 114, or 8.1 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; Maine had 185. There were 457 offices of dentists, 35th on dentists per resident, and 189 fitness and recreational sports centers, 17th on that measure.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Maine was 1,405,012 on July 1, 2024, up 3.1 percent from the April 2020 base of 1,363,196 and 42nd among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is New Hampshire, with 1,409,032 people, 403 salons and 26 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Portland. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Portland-South Portland, ME metro had 105 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 112 fitness and recreational sports centers. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.
All 1,258 Maine 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 Maine count runs higher.
On offices of dentists, Maine (32.7 per 100,000) sits between Minnesota (32.7) and Indiana (32.6). On fitness and recreational sports centers, Maine (13.5 per 100,000) sits between California (13.7) and Washington (13.4).
Maine on two more rates: beauty salons 20.9 per 100,000 (31st; neighbors Michigan 21.5 and Indiana 20.9); miscellaneous health practitioner offices 13.2 per 100,000 (14th; neighbors Louisiana 14.0 and Oklahoma 12.9).
Dentists' offices in Maine concentrate in Cumberland County 140, York County 64 and Penobscot County 53. Fitness and recreational sports centers: Cumberland County 89, Kennebec County 19 and York County 18. Other personal care services: Cumberland County 46 and York County 19.
Among Maine's 114 other personal care services establishments, 81 (71 percent) had fewer than five staff, against 83 of 189 fitness and recreational sports centers and 104 of 457 dentists' offices.
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Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Maine?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 293 beauty salons with paid employees in Maine, plus 20 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Maine county has the most salons?
Cumberland County, with 102 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 35 percent of the Maine total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Maine?
189 fitness and recreational sports centers and 457 offices of dentists had paid employees in Maine in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
Are most Maine salons small?
217 of Maine's 293 employer beauty salons, 74 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 12 of 20.
Can I bring my clients across from another system?
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