Boston, MA · Nail Salons

Nail Salons in Boston, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 907 nail salons in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,524 people with $135 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

907

5th most of 361 US metro areas

People employed

4,524

5.0 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$135 million

$29,847 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

87%

of businesses, against 89% across all metros

Change since 2022

+3.3%

in the number of businesses (878 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Boston.

  • Boston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for nail salons, 5th of 361.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 5.0 employees.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $29,847 per employee a year, against $26,291.
  • The market grew: 29 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps nail salons in Boston.

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Group bookings that work

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Questions

Nail Salons in Boston

How many nail salons are there in Boston?

907 in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,524 people and paid $135 million in annual payroll.

Is the Boston market for nail salons growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 878 to 907 (+3.3%).

What does VERA do for nail salons in Boston?

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

Nail Salons in other markets

Other Boston 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 nail salons, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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