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2,168 beauty salons, 192 barber shops, 3,633 dentists' offices and 1,054 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Washington's employer businesses that run on appointments.

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Washington by the numbers

In Washington, 2,168 beauty salons and 192 barber shops had at least one paid employee in 2023 (County Business Patterns 2023). Per 100,000 residents that is 27.6 salons, 14th of 51, and 2.4 barbershops, 12th of 51. Utah sits closest to Washington on salon density, at 27.9.

King County led Washington with 856 employer beauty salons, ahead of Pierce County (289), Snohomish County (273), Spokane County (117) and Clark County (110). King County had the most barber shops, 80. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 9 of the 39 Washington counties; the rest have none in its county file.

Across the six codes closest to the trades BookAndGo serves, Washington had 9,204 employer establishments in 2023. Beyond salons and barbers, that includes 3,633 offices of dentists, 1,054 fitness and recreational sports centers, 1,401 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (the code that holds massage therapists' offices, among others) and 756 other personal care services establishments (the code that holds day spas). Washington ranks 20th on that last group per resident.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Washington was 7,958,180 on July 1, 2024, up 3.3 percent from the April 2020 base of 7,707,586 and 13th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Arizona, with 7,582,384 people, 1,711 salons and 206 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Seattle. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro had 121 barber shops and 1,418 beauty salons. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.

Read Washington's 2,168 salons and 192 barber shops as floors: CBP excludes businesses with no paid employees, which is how many barbers, stylists and massage therapists work.

For barber shops, Washington (2.4 per 100,000) sits between Rhode Island (2.4) and Illinois (2.3). For other personal care services (the code that includes day spas), Washington (9.6 per 100,000) sits between Arizona (9.8) and Georgia (9.6).

Washington on two more rates: dentists' offices 46.2 per 100,000 (7th; neighbors Montana 46.8 and Illinois 45.7); fitness and recreational sports centers 13.4 per 100,000 (18th; neighbors Maine 13.5 and Oregon 13.0).

Washington county counts, 2023: dentists' offices, King County 1,434, Snohomish County 386 and Pierce County 369; other personal care services, King County 269 and Snohomish County 105; fitness and recreational sports centers, King County 422, Pierce County 102 and Snohomish County 90.

Among Washington's 756 other personal care services establishments, 480 (63 percent) had fewer than five staff, against 368 of 1,054 fitness and recreational sports centers and 990 of 3,633 dentists' offices.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Washington?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 2,168 beauty salons with paid employees in Washington, plus 192 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Washington county has the most salons?

King County, with 856 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 39 percent of the Washington total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Washington?

1,054 fitness and recreational sports centers and 3,633 offices of dentists had paid employees in Washington in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

Are most Washington salons small?

1,571 of Washington's 2,168 employer beauty salons, 72 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 89 of 192.

Can I bring my clients across from another system?

Yes. Send us your client export as a CSV and we bring your clients and upcoming bookings across, matched on email so nobody is imported twice.

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