Booking software in New Jersey

New Jersey had 12,026 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 9,500,851 in July 2024.

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New Jersey by the numbers

Beauty salons with employees numbered 3,727 across New Jersey in County Business Patterns 2023, 4.43 percent of the 84,176 counted in the 50 states and DC. Barber shops numbered 560, or 7.19 percent of the national 7,789. Of New Jersey's 3,727 salons, 2,265 had a staff of four or fewer.

By county, Bergen County (518), Monmouth County (349), Middlesex County (318), Essex County (289) and Hudson County (237) held the most employer salons in New Jersey, 46 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Middlesex County with 59. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 20 of New Jersey's 21 counties or county-equivalents.

Day spas and massage wellness spas are counted under other personal care services (NAICS 812199), a broader code: New Jersey had 1,060, or 11.3 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; New Jersey had 673. There were 4,511 offices of dentists, 4th on dentists per resident, and 1,495 fitness and recreational sports centers, 8th on that measure.

The Census Bureau population estimate for New Jersey was 9,500,851 on July 1, 2024, up 2.3 percent from the April 2020 base of 9,289,014 and 11th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Michigan, with 10,140,459 people, 2,170 salons and 188 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Newark. In County Business Patterns 2023, Essex County, home to Newark, had 52 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 107 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 New Jersey's 12,026 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.

Ranked on beauty salons, New Jersey (39.7 per 100,000) is highest of 51, above Pennsylvania (37.2). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, New Jersey (7.2 per 100,000) sits between Indiana (7.6) and District of Columbia (7.1).

New Jersey on two more rates: barber shops 6.0 per 100,000 (1st; neighbors New York 5.1); other personal care services establishments 11.3 per 100,000 (9th; neighbors Rhode Island 11.4 and Hawaii 11.0).

County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Bergen County 195, Monmouth County 160 and Morris County 126; for offices of dentists, Bergen County 779, Middlesex County 423 and Monmouth County 404; for other personal care services, Bergen County 184 and Monmouth County 124.

In New Jersey 79 percent of the 673 miscellaneous health practitioner offices had fewer than five employees (530), compared with 41 percent of dentists' offices and 39 percent of fitness and recreational sports centers.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in New Jersey?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 3,727 beauty salons with paid employees in New Jersey, plus 560 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which New Jersey county has the most salons?

Bergen County, with 518 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 14 percent of the New Jersey total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in New Jersey?

1,495 fitness and recreational sports centers and 4,511 offices of dentists had paid employees in New Jersey in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

How does New Jersey rank on dentists per resident?

48.1 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 4th of the 50 states and DC; Idaho is closest at 47.8.

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