Nashville, TN · Barbershops

Barbershops in Nashville, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 57 barber shops in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area in 2023, employing 335 people with $14 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

57

29th most of 249 US metro areas

People employed

335

5.9 per business, against 3.8 across all metros

Annual payroll

$14 million

$41,746 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

84%

of businesses, against 87% across all metros

Change since 2022

-1.7%

in the number of businesses (58 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Nashville.

  • Nashville ranks 29th of 249 US metro areas by number of barber shops.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 5.9 employees each, against 3.8 across all metros.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $41,746 per employee a year, against $33,767.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps barbershops in Nashville.

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 Nashville

How many barber shops are there in Nashville?

57 in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 335 people and paid $14 million in annual payroll.

Is the Nashville market for barbershops growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 58 to 57 (-1.7%).

What does VERA do for barbershops in Nashville?

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