Albany, NY · Hair Salons

Hair Salons in Albany, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 198 beauty salons in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,119 people with $34 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

198

74th most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

1,119

5.7 per business, against 4.7 across all metros

Annual payroll

$34 million

$30,405 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

87%

of businesses, against 87% across all metros

Change since 2022

-5.7%

in the number of businesses (210 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Albany.

  • Albany ranks 74th of 386 US metro areas by number of beauty salons.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 5.7 employees each, against 4.7 across all metros.
  • The count fell by 12 businesses since 2022.

How VERA helps hair salons in Albany.

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 Albany

How many beauty salons are there in Albany?

198 in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,119 people and paid $34 million in annual payroll.

Is the Albany market for hair salons growing?

By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 210 to 198 (-5.7%).

What does VERA do for hair salons in Albany?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Albany 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 Albany 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.

See what VERA can do for your business.

Try it with the built-in demo data, no credit card, no API keys. VERA proposes the work and waits for your approval before it acts.