Charlotte, NC · Barbershops
Barbershops in Charlotte, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 82 barber shops in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 262 people with $8.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
82
17th most of 249 US metro areas
262
3.2 per business, against 3.8 across all metros
$8.4 million
$32,034 per employee
93%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
+7.9%
in the number of businesses (76 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Charlotte.
- Charlotte is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of barber shops, 17th of 249.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.2 employees each, against 3.8 across all metros.
- The market grew: 6 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps barbershops in Charlotte.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Standing slots for regulars
Give a regular a repeat time with their barber and VERA plans the visits ahead, with a reminder the day before each one.
A receptionist for the busy hour
Vera answers your business number from the notes you wrote, books cuts into open slots and takes messages when she cannot help.
Booking by barber
Each service can be tied to the barbers who do it, and a client books only into time that barber is actually free.
Questions
Barbershops in Charlotte
How many barber shops are there in Charlotte?
82 in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 262 people and paid $8.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Charlotte market for barbershops growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 76 to 82 (+7.9%).
What does VERA do for barbershops in Charlotte?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Charlotte 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.
Barbershops in other markets
Other Charlotte 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 barber shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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