How many people search for hair salons each month?

About 4,579,560 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "hair salons charlotte".

Who already ranks for hair salons searches?

1 dedicated directories and 4 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "hair salons charlotte".

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 day ago

Hair Salons Directory in Charlotte, NC

A directory of hair salons in Charlotte, NC, helping locals find the best stylists.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is significant local demand for hair salons, the competition is tough with 4 aggregators and 4 business sites dominating the top results. The presence of a dedicated directory indicates some opportunity, but the crowded landscape presents a challenge for new entrants.

Local searches: 16,230; per month; 4,579,560 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 4; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,361; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

hair salons charlotte

Local / national

16,230 / 4,579,560

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
charlotte hair salon local	3,600	4 easy	$1.50	commercial
therapy hair salon charlotte nc local	2,900	0 easy	$5.59	commercial
therapy hair salon charlotte local	2,400	9 easy	$3.83	commercial
port charlotte hair salon local	880	0 easy	$1.31	commercial
best hair salon charlotte local	880	3 easy	$0.92	commercial
hair salon port charlotte fl local	880	0 easy	$1.31	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'hair salons charlotte', 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

0 of 9

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	modernsalonandspa.com Modern Salon \| Charlotte & Huntersville, NC Business site 11,461/mo	Business site	11,461
2	m.yelp.com Best Hair Salon Charlotte, NC - Last Updated October 2026 Aggregator 21,530,517/mo	Aggregator	21,530,517
3	merakiluxurysalon.com MERAKI SALON \| Charlotte, NC Business site 8,543/mo	Business site	8,543
4	instagram.com Best Hair Salons in Charlotte, NC Balayage Girl ... Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
5	oasalons.com OA Salons - Premier Hair Salon Charlotte, NC - South Park Area Business site 9,273/mo	Business site	9,273
6	superbloomhairstudio.com Superbloom Hair Studio Business site 1,142/mo	Business site	1,142
7	instagram.com Therapy Hair Salon Charlotte (@therapyhairsalon) Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967
8	vagaro.com Find Best Hair Salon Near Me In Charlotte, NC Dedicated directory 3,310,279/mo	Dedicated directory	3,310,279
9	instagram.com Walk-in, full-service Black-owned salon in Charlotte, NC. Treat ... Aggregator 2,489,711,967/mo	Aggregator	2,489,711,967

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 Charlotte, NC. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,361

businesses to list

Matched on the exact Google category or business name.

Best rated examples

Synergy Salon

Hair salon

4.8 (1,629)
Modern Salon & Spa | Phillips Place

Hair salon

4.9 (1,347)
Therapy Hair Salon

Hair salon

4.9 (1,322)
Paul Mitchell the School Charlotte

Beauty school

4.6 (1,264)
Empire Beauty School

Beauty school

4.8 (1,212)

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

CharlotteHairGuide
SalonSpotCharlotte
HairHavenCLT

Monetization

featured listings

Charge salons for featured placement in search results.

$500 to $1,500 / mo after a year