How many people search for hair salons each month?

About 4,576,710 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "hair salons atlanta".

Who already ranks for hair salons searches?

3 dedicated directories and 2 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "hair salons atlanta".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 53 minutes ago

Hair Salons Directory in Atlanta, GA

A directory for hair salons in Atlanta, GA, connecting locals with top stylists.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is strong local demand for hair salons with 13,380 monthly searches in Atlanta. However, competition is significant with 3 dedicated directories and 2 aggregators in the top 10 search results. Despite the crowded space, the number of available businesses to list offers a viable opportunity.

Local searches: 13,380; per month; 4,576,710 nationally
Directories: 3; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 2; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 2,427; within ~20 km

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'hair salons', with the Atlanta keywords marked. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

hair salons atlanta

Local / national

13,380 / 4,576,710

Easy keywords

18 of 18

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
hair salon near me	1,500,000	18 easy	$1.19	commercial
hair salon	823,000	13 easy	$1.16	commercial
salon and hair	823,000	3 easy	$1.16	commercial
sola hair salon	246,000	15 easy	$4.35	navigational
hair stylist salon near me	110,000	21 easy	$1.13	navigational
loft hair salon	60,500	0 easy	$4.42	navigational
dominican hair salon	60,500	0 easy	$0.87	commercial
beauty hair salon near me	60,500	0 easy	$1.42	navigational
beauty and hair salon near me	60,500	0 easy	$1.42	navigational
hair salon ulta	49,500	25 easy	$0.16	navigational
hair salon at ulta	49,500	25 easy	$0.16	navigational
ulta beauty hair salon	49,500	25 easy	$0.16	navigational
hair salon atlanta local	3,600	21 easy	$1.54	commercial
junko hair salon atlanta local	2,900	24 easy	$1.37	navigational
hair salon buckhead atlanta local	1,300	0 easy	$2.25	navigational
best atlanta hair salon local	880	8 easy	$1.15	commercial
dominican hair salon atlanta local	880	0 easy	$1.03	commercial
11 hair salon atlanta local	720	0 easy	$2.71	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'hair salons atlanta', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

2 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	booksy.com Page 32 \| Hair Salons Near Me in Atlanta Dedicated directory 13,167,395/mo	Dedicated directory	13,167,395
2	bestsalons.com Best Hair Salons in Atlanta US Content 683/mo	Content	683
3	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Hair Salons near Bouldercrest Rd, Atlanta, GA Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
4	fresha.com Best Hair Salons near me in Downtown Atlanta, Atlanta Dedicated directory 4,515,096/mo	Dedicated directory	4,515,096
5	atly.com Atlanta's 29 Best Relaxing Hair Salons Content 3,376,081/mo	Content	3,376,081
6	instagram.com Top Hair Salons In Atlanta Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
7	cutatlanta.com One Of The Best Hair Salons In Atlanta Content 442/mo	Content	442
8	vagaro.com Best Natural Hair Salons In Atlanta, GA Dedicated directory 3,310,279/mo	Dedicated directory	3,310,279
9	atlantafi.com Here Are The Best Hair Salons In Atlanta Content 51,035/mo	Content	51,035

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Supply

Businesses matching 'hair salons' on Google Maps within about 20 km of Atlanta, GA. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

2,427

businesses to list

Counted on Google's category "Shopping mall", which can be wider than the niche as you define it.

Best rated examples

Old National Discount Mall

Shopping mall

4.1 (4,792)
Junko Hair Studio

Hair salon

4.8 (1,935)
3 Girls And A Needle

Hair extension technician

4.7 (1,902)
Eclectic Barbershop Peachtree St (South Midtown)

Barber shop

4.8 (1,710)
Bishops Cuts & Color Chamblee

Hair salon

4.8 (1,551)

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

Atlanta Hair Haven
Salon Scout Atlanta
Hair Hub ATL

Monetization

featured listings

Charge salons for featured placements to increase visibility.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year