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How many hair salons are in Chicago, IL?
There are 3,318 hair salons in Chicago, IL. 2,630 of them (79%) have a website.
3,318
hair salons listed
79%
have a website
12.1
per 10,000 residents
Selling to hair salons in Chicago?
Small Fish reads each one’s website and keeps the ones that fit what you sell, like “no online booking”, with a phone, an email and a one-line reason to reach out.
Find the ones worth contacting →How Chicago compares
Chicago ranks 1 of 3 cities we counted for hair salons per resident.
| City | hair salons | per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 3,318 | 12.1 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4,843 | 12 |
| New York, NY | 6,847 | 8.1 |
Other businesses in Chicago
- restaurants: 19,335
- real estate agents: 5,127
- dentists: 3,632
- auto repair shops: 3,113
- insurance agents: 2,296
- gyms: 1,910
- law firms: 1,738
- nail salons: 1,687
- car dealers: 1,590
- barbershops: 1,583
- coffee shops: 1,402
- chiropractors: 1,280
- physical therapists: 1,268
- bakeries: 1,134
- optometrists: 804
- accountants: 790
- HVAC companies: 752
- plumbers: 629
- roofers: 626
- med spas: 551
- house cleaning services: 517
- veterinarians: 500
- landscapers: 435
- electricians: 396
- painters: 234
- pest control companies: 179
How we count
From the open Overture Maps business listings (release 2026-08-19.0), within Chicago’s boundary, counted in October 2026. Listings data, not a census: a few may have closed or moved, and a business filed under another category is not included. Population is the city’s own figure from the same release’s boundaries.