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5,740 beauty salons, 605 barber shops, 11,902 dentists' offices and 3,465 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Texas's employer businesses that run on appointments.

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Texas by the numbers

In Texas, 5,740 beauty salons and 605 barber shops had at least one paid employee in 2023 (County Business Patterns 2023). Per 100,000 residents that is 18.7 salons, 41st of 51, and 2.0 barbershops, 23rd of 51. Oregon sits closest to Texas on salon density, at 18.8.

Harris County led Texas with 997 employer beauty salons, ahead of Dallas County (558), Tarrant County (488), Travis County (488) and Bexar County (441). Harris County had the most barber shops, 75. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 32 of the 254 Texas 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: Texas had 2,637, or 8.6 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; Texas had 2,764. There were 11,902 offices of dentists, 23rd on dentists per resident, and 3,465 fitness and recreational sports centers, 31st on that measure.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Texas was 31,290,831 on July 1, 2024, up 7.3 percent from the April 2020 base of 29,149,458 and 2nd among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Florida, with 23,372,215 people, 7,534 salons and 808 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro had 227 barber shops and 1,791 beauty salons; the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro had 119 barber shops and 1,516 beauty salons; the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro had 335 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 450 fitness and recreational sports centers; the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro had 202 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 298 fitness and recreational sports centers. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.

All 27,113 Texas 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 Texas count runs higher.

On offices of dentists, Texas (38.7 per 100,000) sits between Virginia (38.9) and Michigan (37.6). On fitness and recreational sports centers, Texas (11.3 per 100,000) sits between Maryland (11.3) and Missouri (11.2).

Texas on two more rates: beauty salons 18.7 per 100,000 (41st; neighbors Oregon 18.8 and South Dakota 17.4); miscellaneous health practitioner offices 9.0 per 100,000 (33rd; neighbors Virginia 9.1 and Tennessee 9.0).

Dentists' offices in Texas concentrate in Harris County 2,302, Dallas County 1,476 and Tarrant County 1,029. Fitness and recreational sports centers: Harris County 523, Dallas County 334 and Travis County 292. Other personal care services: Harris County 446 and Dallas County 281.

Among Texas's 2,637 other personal care services establishments, 1,643 (62 percent) had fewer than five staff, against 1,407 of 3,465 fitness and recreational sports centers and 4,896 of 11,902 dentists' offices.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Texas?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 5,740 beauty salons with paid employees in Texas, plus 605 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Texas county has the most salons?

Harris County, with 997 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 17 percent of the Texas total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Texas?

3,465 fitness and recreational sports centers and 11,902 offices of dentists had paid employees in Texas in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

Are most Texas salons small?

3,822 of Texas's 5,740 employer beauty salons, 67 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 362 of 605.

Does each provider get a separate calendar?

Yes. Each team member gets their own calendar and availability settings, and services can be linked to the providers who offer them.