Akron, OH · Hair Salons
Hair Salons in Akron, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 198 beauty salons in the Akron, OH Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,209 people with $35.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
198
73rd most of 386 US metro areas
1,209
6.1 per business, against 4.7 across all metros
$35.5 million
$29,402 per employee
80%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
-6.2%
in the number of businesses (211 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Akron.
- Akron ranks 73rd of 386 US metro areas by number of beauty salons.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 6.1 employees each, against 4.7 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $29,402 per employee a year, against $32,028.
- The count fell by 13 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps hair salons in Akron.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Booking by stylist and service
Appointment types tied to the stylists who do them, with real durations and buffers, so a three-hour color is only offered where it fits.
Deposits on the services that need them
A pay link with your cancellation policy goes out for long color, extensions and bridal, and VERA tracks what has been paid.
Quotes from the consultation
Corrections and extensions priced from your own rates and sent as a link the client can accept, with the follow-up drafted if it sits.
Questions
Hair Salons in Akron
How many beauty salons are there in Akron?
198 in the Akron, OH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,209 people and paid $35.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Akron market for hair salons growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 211 to 198 (-6.2%).
What does VERA do for hair salons in Akron?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Akron business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Hair Salons in other markets
Other Akron markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is beauty salons, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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