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Beauty salons in California

How many beauty salons exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 35 California counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Hair salons · Beauty salons · Blow-dry & styling bars · Makeup & skincare studios. Counted together because official statistics use one 812112 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 88% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in California

Beauty salons

8,357

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.8

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

2.1

per 10,000 present

State index

88%

vs. U.S.

Residents

38,319,676

in covered counties

Workers

15,030,202

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 35 California counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing beauty salons and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in California

City	County	Beauty salons	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Irvine	Orange County	1,020–1,142	3,175,270	1,572,620	2.6	124–127%	Above average
Santa Clara	Santa Clara County	615–705	1,935,981	1,162,159	2.4	118–122%	Above average
San Rafael	Marin County	73–129	257,061	106,330	2.4	113–172%	Range spans bands
Roseville	Placer County	114–156	422,233	166,507	2.3	108–148%	Above average
San Francisco	San Francisco County	263–293	830,479	727,248	2.2	106–109%	Above average
El Segundo	Los Angeles County	2,577–2,975	9,801,306	3,924,098	2.2	105–111%	Above average
Santa Rosa	Sonoma County	120–180	485,213	174,040	2.1	101–136%	Above average
San Diego	San Diego County	823–1,021	3,282,423	1,385,217	2.1	100–110%	Range spans bands
Menlo Park	San Mateo County	193–231	713,109	457,352	2.0	99–111%	Range spans bands
Fremont	Alameda County	397–443	1,655,008	750,285	2.0	94–101%	Range spans bands
Folsom	Sacramento County	337–401	1,596,140	531,159	1.8	87–97%	Below average
Concord	Contra Costa County	225–267	1,159,422	342,009	1.7	81–91%	Below average
Ventura	Ventura County	162–212	841,297	285,173	1.6	79–89%	Below average
El Dorado Hills	El Dorado County	34–76	192,693	49,889	1.6	75–150%	Range spans bands
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County	46–76	272,278	80,401	1.5	71–102%	Range spans bands
Riverside	Riverside County	401–505	2,482,806	674,999	1.4	68–77%	Below average
Goleta	Santa Barbara County	73–127	443,781	158,550	1.4	67–93%	Below average
Napa	Napa County	21–39	135,313	65,776	1.2	60–100%	Range spans bands
Monterey	Monterey County	56–110	426,948	115,284	1.2	56–101%	Range spans bands
Tracy	San Joaquin County	103–155	796,477	232,266	1.1	54–74%	Range spans bands
West Sacramento	Yolo County	29–57	222,458	74,293	1.1	54–98%	Range spans bands
Fairfield	Solano County	56–72	449,663	122,066	1.1	53–66%	Range spans bands
Modesto	Stanislaus County	69–103	559,023	148,684	1.1	52–74%	Range spans bands
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo County	33–83	271,285	97,546	1.0	50–95%	Range spans bands
Ontario	San Bernardino County	254–414	2,195,107	711,262	1.0	48–70%	Range spans bands
Redding	Shasta County	21–73	190,130	53,985	1.0	47–144%	Range spans bands
Fresno	Fresno County	93–205	1,021,317	301,306	0.8	38–75%	Range spans bands
Eureka	Humboldt County	12–74	134,385	33,944	0.8	38–222%	Range spans bands
Chico	Butte County	17–53	207,286	61,889	0.7	34–95%	Range spans bands
Visalia	Tulare County	36–94	473,757	104,822	0.7	33–77%	Range spans bands
Bakersfield	Kern County	62–156	915,763	218,146	0.6	29–62%	Range spans bands
Hanford	Kings County	8–24	152,269	28,375	0.5	23–64%	Range spans bands
Merced	Merced County	8–44	288,279	48,681	0.3	12–65%	Range spans bands
Madera	Madera County	3–27	159,701	30,139	0.2	8–69%	Range spans bands
El Centro	Imperial County	3–31	174,015	33,702	0.2	8–73%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

124%

118%

113%

108%

106%

105%

101%

100%

Most competitors per capita

12%

23%

29%

33%

34%

38%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few beauty salons may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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