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144 beauty salons, 8 barber shops, 235 dentists' offices and 92 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Vermont's employer businesses that run on appointments.

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Vermont by the numbers

Vermont had 8 employer barber shops and 144 employer beauty salons in 2023, by County Business Patterns. Against the Census Bureau population estimate of 648,708 for July 2023, that is 1.2 barbershops and 22.2 salons per 100,000 residents. The salon figure ranks 27th of 51, and the barber figure 43rd.

Chittenden County led Vermont with 50 employer beauty salons, ahead of Windsor County (17), Bennington County (14), Rutland County (14) and Windham County (12). Chittenden County had the most barber shops, 3. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 1 of the 14 Vermont counties; the rest have none in its county file.

Vermont's 92 fitness and recreational sports centers work out to 14.2 per 100,000 residents, 13th of 51. Offices of dentists numbered 235 (36.2 per 100,000), closest to North Dakota on that rate. The Census code that includes day spas, other personal care services, had 53 establishments, and the code that includes massage therapists' offices, all other miscellaneous health practitioners, had 72.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Vermont was 648,493 on July 1, 2024, up 0.8 percent from the April 2020 base of 643,082 and 50th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is District of Columbia, with 702,250 people, 154 salons and 15 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Burlington. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro had 29 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 38 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 Vermont's 604 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.

Ranked on beauty salons, Vermont (22.2 per 100,000) sits between California (22.3) and Kansas (22.2). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, Vermont (11.1 per 100,000) sits between Arkansas (11.5) and Connecticut (10.7).

Vermont on two more rates: barber shops 1.2 per 100,000 (43rd; neighbors Ohio 1.3 and Arkansas 1.2); other personal care services establishments 8.2 per 100,000 (30th; neighbors Pennsylvania 8.4 and Maine 8.1).

County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Chittenden County 33, Washington County 11 and Bennington County 8; for offices of dentists, Chittenden County 97, Washington County 20 and Rutland County 19; for other personal care services, Chittenden County 22 and Franklin County 6.

By size, 34 Vermont fitness and recreational sports centers (37 percent) and 51 offices of miscellaneous health practitioners (71 percent) had a payroll of four or fewer people; for dentists' offices it was 64.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Vermont?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 144 beauty salons with paid employees in Vermont, plus 8 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Vermont county has the most salons?

Chittenden County, with 50 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 35 percent of the Vermont total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Vermont?

92 fitness and recreational sports centers and 235 offices of dentists had paid employees in Vermont in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

Are most Vermont salons small?

107 of Vermont's 144 employer beauty salons, 74 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 6 of 8.

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.