Chicago, IL · Barbershops
Barbershops in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 271 barber shops in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 955 people with $31.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
271
3rd most of 249 US metro areas
955
3.5 per business, against 3.8 across all metros
$31.7 million
$33,188 per employee
90%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
+11.1%
in the number of businesses (244 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for barber shops, 3rd of 249.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 3.5 employees.
- The market grew: 27 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps barbershops in Chicago.
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 Chicago
How many barber shops are there in Chicago?
271 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 955 people and paid $31.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for barbershops growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 244 to 271 (+11.1%).
What does VERA do for barbershops in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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 Chicago 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.
See what VERA can do for your business.
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