Indianapolis, IN · Hair Salons

Hair Salons in Indianapolis, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 508 beauty salons in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,608 people with $86.3 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

508

35th most of 386 US metro areas

People employed

2,608

5.1 per business, against 4.7 across all metros

Annual payroll

$86.3 million

$33,083 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

86%

of businesses, against 87% across all metros

Change since 2022

-1.0%

in the number of businesses (513 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Indianapolis.

  • Indianapolis is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of beauty salons, 35th of 386.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 5.1 employees.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps hair salons in Indianapolis.

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 Indianapolis

How many beauty salons are there in Indianapolis?

508 in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,608 people and paid $86.3 million in annual payroll.

Is the Indianapolis market for hair salons growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 513 to 508 (-1.0%).

What does VERA do for hair salons in Indianapolis?

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

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