Seattle, WA · Barbershops
Barbershops in Seattle, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 121 barber shops in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 893 people with $41.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
121
13th most of 249 US metro areas
893
7.4 per business, against 3.8 across all metros
$41.5 million
$46,507 per employee
78%
of businesses, against 87% across all metros
+45.8%
in the number of businesses (83 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Seattle.
- Seattle is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of barber shops, 13th of 249.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 7.4 employees each, against 3.8 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $46,507 per employee a year, against $33,767.
- The market grew: 38 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps barbershops in Seattle.
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 Seattle
How many barber shops are there in Seattle?
121 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 893 people and paid $41.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Seattle market for barbershops growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 83 to 121 (+45.8%).
What does VERA do for barbershops in Seattle?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Seattle 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 Seattle 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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