Beauty salons in New Jersey 3,397 establishments · 19,362 employees · 2024

Firms (NJ)

3,397

Employment

19,362

Avg Annual Pay

$30,999

State Rank

#6 of 52

How New Jersey compares to national

Metric	New Jersey	National	New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments	3,397	78,196	4.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$30,999	$35,013	-$4,014 (-11.5%)
Location quotient	1.61	1.00	61% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	5.7	4.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-1.5%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.61 means beauty salons are 61% over-represented in New Jersey's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for beauty salons

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	8,401	$37,453
2	Florida	6,821	$36,619
3	New York	6,482	$33,623
4	Texas	5,204	$36,988
5	Pennsylvania	4,513	$30,133
6	New Jersey	3,397	$30,999
7	Illinois	3,116	$35,635
8	Georgia	2,706	$37,239
9	Ohio	2,621	$30,825
10	Virginia	2,447	$38,379

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812112. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json