Lafayette, LA · Hair Salons
Hair Salons in Lafayette, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 81 beauty salons in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area in 2023, employing 280 people with $7.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
81
144th most of 386 US metro areas
280
3.5 per business, against 4.7 across all metros
$7.7 million
$27,379 per employee
95%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
+1.3%
in the number of businesses (80 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Lafayette.
- Lafayette ranks 144th of 386 US metro areas by number of beauty salons.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.5 employees each, against 4.7 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $27,379 per employee a year, against $32,028.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps hair salons in Lafayette.
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 Lafayette
How many beauty salons are there in Lafayette?
81 in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 280 people and paid $7.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Lafayette market for hair salons growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 80 to 81 (+1.3%).
What does VERA do for hair salons in Lafayette?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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