1,340,080 US hair, nail and skin care businesses had no paid employees in 2024, taking in $45.0 billion combined: 867,242 beauty salon businesses, 318,382 nail businesses and 154,456 barber businesses.

Census Nonemployer Statistics: businesses with receipts but no payroll, mostly one person filing as a sole proprietor (97% of the beauty salon ones), which includes most booth and suite renters. Personal care businesses with no employees grew 18% from 2019 to 2024.

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Nonemployer Statistics: 2024 (US file, NAICS 812111, 812112, 812113)

US Census Bureau/2024/gov

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Nonemployer Statistics: 2019 (combined US file, NAICS 8121)

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