Booking software in Rhode Island
387 beauty salons, 27 barber shops, 327 dentists' offices and 178 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Rhode Island's employer businesses that run on appointments.
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Rhode Island by the numbers
In Rhode Island, 387 beauty salons and 27 barber shops had at least one paid employee in 2023 (County Business Patterns 2023). Per 100,000 residents that is 35.1 salons, 5th of 51, and 2.4 barbershops, 11th of 51. Colorado sits closest to Rhode Island on salon density, at 34.4.
Providence County led Rhode Island with 222 employer beauty salons, ahead of Kent County (65), Washington County (49), Newport County (30) and Bristol County (20). Providence County had the most barber shops, 15. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 3 of the 5 Rhode Island counties; the rest have none in its county file.
Rhode Island's 178 fitness and recreational sports centers work out to 16.1 per 100,000 residents, 7th of 51. Offices of dentists numbered 327 (29.6 per 100,000), closest to Arkansas on that rate. The Census code that includes day spas, other personal care services, had 126 establishments, and the code that includes massage therapists' offices, all other miscellaneous health practitioners, had 110.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Rhode Island was 1,112,308 on July 1, 2024, up 1.4 percent from the April 2020 base of 1,097,354 and 44th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Montana, with 1,137,233 people, 224 salons and 17 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Providence. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro had 153 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 253 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 Rhode Island's 1,155 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.
Ranked on beauty salons, Rhode Island (35.1 per 100,000) sits between New York (36.1) and Colorado (34.4). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, Rhode Island (10.0 per 100,000) sits between Nebraska (10.3) and Maryland (9.6).
Rhode Island on two more rates: barber shops 2.4 per 100,000 (11th; neighbors North Dakota 2.5 and Washington 2.4); other personal care services establishments 11.4 per 100,000 (8th; neighbors Oregon 11.7 and New Jersey 11.3).
County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Providence County 90, Kent County 36 and Washington County 25; for offices of dentists, Providence County 175, Kent County 68 and Washington County 41; for other personal care services, Providence County 80 and Kent County 18.
Among Rhode Island's 126 other personal care services establishments, 92 (73 percent) had fewer than five staff, against 71 of 178 fitness and recreational sports centers and 86 of 327 dentists' offices.
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Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Rhode Island?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 387 beauty salons with paid employees in Rhode Island, plus 27 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Rhode Island county has the most salons?
Providence County, with 222 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 57 percent of the Rhode Island total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Rhode Island?
178 fitness and recreational sports centers and 327 offices of dentists had paid employees in Rhode Island in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
Are most Rhode Island salons small?
291 of Rhode Island's 387 employer beauty salons, 75 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 24 of 27.
What happens when someone cancels?
When a cancellation opens a slot that matches a waitlisted client, BookAndGo can book that client straight in or email them the offer, whichever you choose.