Dallas, TX · Barbershops

Barbershops in Dallas, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 227 barber shops in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,481 people with $57.6 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

227

6th most of 249 US metro areas

People employed

1,481

6.5 per business, against 3.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$57.6 million

$38,889 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

77%

of businesses, against 87% across all metros

Change since 2022

+15.8%

in the number of businesses (196 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Dallas.

  • Dallas is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for barber shops, 6th of 249.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 6.5 employees each, against 3.8 across all metros.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $38,889 per employee a year, against $33,767.
  • The market grew: 31 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps barbershops in Dallas.

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 Dallas

How many barber shops are there in Dallas?

227 in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,481 people and paid $57.6 million in annual payroll.

Is the Dallas market for barbershops growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 196 to 227 (+15.8%).

What does VERA do for barbershops in Dallas?

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