Salon & Barbershop · Boston, MA

Salon & Barbershop Market in
Boston, MA

$1.8B TAM · Market Score 71/100 · Ranked #7 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Boston, MA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$1.8B
rank #7 of 925
Market Score
71/100
rank #85 of 925 · 91th percentile
Operators
2,025
10,995 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
3.8%
rank #337 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Boston scored 71/100 for Salon & Barbershop

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Boston ranks in the 91th percentile nationally for Salon & Barbershop.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% HH Income >$150K35%38.6599
Fragmentation Score35%7319
Total Population30%4,953,35499

TAM by segment

$1.8B in Boston broken down by segment

Barber_salon Barber Visits
$1.8B
100% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Boston

Population
4,953,354
3.8% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$115,863
38.6% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,059,059
17.1% age 65+
GDP per capita
$130,177

Frequently asked questions

Salon & Barbershop market in Boston: common questions

How big is the salon & barbershop market in Boston, MA?

The salon & barbershop market in Boston, MA has a total addressable market of $1.8B, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Boston the #7 largest salon & barbershop market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many salon & barbershop companies are in Boston?

PinpointIQ tracks 2,025 salon & barbershop establishments in the Boston MSA, employing approximately 10,995 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Boston rank nationally for salon & barbershop?

Boston scores 71/100 on PinpointIQ's Salon & Barbershop Market Score, ranking #85 of 925 U.S. metros — the 91th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for salon & barbershop operators and investors.

What drives salon & barbershop demand in Boston?

PinpointIQ scores Boston's salon & barbershop market on 3 components: % HH Income >$150K (35% weight, 99th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 19th percentile); Total Population (30% weight, 99th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the salon & barbershop vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest salon & barbershop sub-segments in Boston?

Boston's $1.8B salon & barbershop TAM breaks down into: Barber_salon Barber Visits ($1.8B, 100% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Boston growing? How does population affect the salon & barbershop market?

Boston has a population of 4,953,354 and has grown 3.8% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of salon & barbershop demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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