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Free hair salon location check

Is this a good location for your hair salon?

A salon fills its book with repeat clients, many of whom follow their stylist. See the households within a short drive, the salons and barbershops around the address and the traffic out front.

Business type

Free, with no account. Public records only, ready in a few seconds.

What matters when choosing a location for a hair salon

Repeat clients within a short drive

Clients book every few weeks and rarely drive far for a regular appointment. DoorWorthy models salon spending from households within 3 miles.

Salons compete for stylists too

Salons and barbershops nearby compete for the same clients and for the same chair renters. The check counts both within half a mile.

Parking and an easy stop

Appointment clients drive, so parking at the door matters more than foot traffic.

Plumbing for shampoo bowls

Shampoo stations need water and drains where you want them. A space with existing plumbing can save a large part of the build-out.

Sample

What a hair salon check shows

A fictional address, run through the same code as a real check. Real checks read Census records, business listings and traffic counts at your address. See a full sample report.

Fictional sample check

100 Example St

Sample City, Hair salon. Invented businesses and figures.

Example ZIP area
13,800 households
Median household income
$78,400
Residents
31,200

What stands out

  1. A real daytime workforce within a short walk

    2,634Jobs
    10,170Households

    2,634 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 5,592 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), in the sample data.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    5Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons
    320 ftNearest rival

    The sample data lists 5 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (1 chain, 1 local multi-location and 3 independent) and 11 within a mile.

  3. New local clients the address could draw

    $335KNew-client sales, middle case

    Spending near this address could bring an estimated $223,000 to $507,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $335,000).

  4. A busy road for visibility; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    18,400Vehicles a day
    24,600Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are Example Ave, 18,400 vehicles a day (sample count, 2024), next to the site; Sample St, 7,300 vehicles a day (sample count, 2023), about 520 feet away; and Demo Blvd, 24,600 vehicles a day (sample count, 2024), about 790 feet away.

Measured around this address

Fictional figures for this sample

New-client sales the address could draw each year

Middle case$335K

New-client sales a year, planning range

Low case$223K
High case$507K
Rivals within 3.5 mi43

Invented figures for this sample. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile5

58th percentile for nearby competition among 850 similar businesses in this metro

Near the metro median of 4
Within a quarter mile3
Within 1 mile11

Nearest competitors

  • Example SalonChain320 ft
  • Sample SalonIndependent790 ft
  • Demo SalonLocal group1,270 ft
  • Placeholder SalonIndependent1,740 ft
  • Illustrative SalonIndependent2,220 ft

Invented listings for this sample. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk5,592

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk2,634
Within 1 mile11,094
Office-type, half mile2,125

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Professional services1,119
  • Food service and lodging893
  • Health care782
  • Retail670
  • Finance and insurance449

Invented job counts for this sample. Real reports use Census LEHD workplace records. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Resident spending nearby

Spent within 1 mile$5.9M

A year on personal care services

Within half a mile$2.3M
Within 3 miles$18M

Households and share earning $200K+

  • Half a mile4,092 households14%
  • 1 mile10,170 households14%
  • 3 miles31,110 households14%

Invented figures for this sample. Spending potential where people live, not sales at any business.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Example Ave18,400

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, Demo Blvd24,600

Other counted roads nearby

  • Sample St520 ft7,300
  • Demo Blvd790 ft24,600

Invented counts for this sample. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What the full report answers

  • Is the space available?The full report checks for a current listing, and for a business already operating at this exact address.
  • Is the rent in line with the market?It compares the asking rent with rents nearby and with the rent that nearby spending supports for a hair salon.
  • Does zoning allow a hair salon here?It looks up the zoning for a personal service business at the parcel and what the local rules say about this use.
  • How does this address score?A Site Score from 0 to 100 weighs sales against costs, rent, competition, permission to operate and your own targets, whenever enough of them can be measured.

This is a fictional example. Run the free check on your own address to see the real figures.

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