Booking software in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania had 13,296 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 13,078,751 in July 2024.

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Pennsylvania by the numbers

Beauty salons with employees numbered 4,846 across Pennsylvania in County Business Patterns 2023, 5.76 percent of the 84,176 counted in the 50 states and DC. Barber shops numbered 301, or 3.86 percent of the national 7,789. Of Pennsylvania's 4,846 salons, 2,984 had a staff of four or fewer.

By county, Allegheny County (592), Philadelphia County (443), Montgomery County (404), Bucks County (290) and Delaware County (195) held the most employer salons in Pennsylvania, 40 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Philadelphia County with 55. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 25 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties or county-equivalents.

Pennsylvania's 1,637 fitness and recreational sports centers work out to 12.6 per 100,000 residents, 24th of 51. Offices of dentists numbered 4,649 (35.7 per 100,000), closest to North Dakota on that rate. The Census code that includes day spas, other personal care services, had 1,095 establishments, and the code that includes massage therapists' offices, all other miscellaneous health practitioners, had 768.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Pennsylvania was 13,078,751 on July 1, 2024, up 0.6 percent from the April 2020 base of 13,002,909 and 5th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Illinois, with 12,710,158 people, 3,346 salons and 294 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Philadelphia. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro had 241 barber shops and 2,170 beauty salons. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.

Read Pennsylvania's 4,846 salons and 301 barber shops as floors: CBP excludes businesses with no paid employees, which is how many barbers, stylists and massage therapists work.

For barber shops, Pennsylvania (2.3 per 100,000) sits between Massachusetts (2.3) and Wisconsin (2.2). For other personal care services (the code that includes day spas), Pennsylvania (8.4 per 100,000) sits between Texas (8.6) and Vermont (8.2).

Pennsylvania on two more rates: dentists' offices 35.7 per 100,000 (28th; neighbors North Dakota 35.7 and Kansas 34.6); fitness and recreational sports centers 12.6 per 100,000 (24th; neighbors New York 12.7 and South Dakota 12.4).

Pennsylvania county counts, 2023: dentists' offices, Allegheny County 563, Montgomery County 535 and Bucks County 412; other personal care services, Philadelphia County 140 and Allegheny County 129; fitness and recreational sports centers, Allegheny County 216, Montgomery County 205 and Philadelphia County 166.

In Pennsylvania 80 percent of the 768 miscellaneous health practitioner offices had fewer than five employees (615), compared with 37 percent of dentists' offices and 43 percent of fitness and recreational sports centers.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Pennsylvania?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 4,846 beauty salons with paid employees in Pennsylvania, plus 301 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Pennsylvania county has the most salons?

Allegheny County, with 592 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 12 percent of the Pennsylvania total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Pennsylvania?

1,637 fitness and recreational sports centers and 4,649 offices of dentists had paid employees in Pennsylvania in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

How does Pennsylvania rank on dentists per resident?

35.7 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 28th of the 50 states and DC; North Dakota is closest at 35.7.

Do clients need an account to book?

No. Clients enter their name, email and phone number when they book, with no account to create, and returning clients are recognized automatically.

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