How many people search for hair salons each month?

About 4,573,230 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "hair salons denver".

Who already ranks for hair salons searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Hair Salons Directory in Denver, CO

A directory for hair salons in Denver, CO, showcasing local stylists and services.

Verdict: Worth a try

The local demand for hair salons is solid with 9,990 searches per month, but competition is high with 5 business sites dominating the top results. There is one dedicated directory and one aggregator, leaving only 2 beatable slots for a new directory to capture attention.

Local searches: 9,990; per month; 4,573,230 nationally
Directories: 1; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,692; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

hair salons denver

Local / national

9,990 / 4,573,230

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 denver local	4,400	23 easy	$2.01	commercial
best denver hair salon local	1,000	14 easy	$2.04	commercial
top rated hair salon denver local	1,000	14 easy	$2.04	navigational
curly hair salon denver local	720	2 easy	$1.42	commercial
hair salon denver nc local	480	0 easy	$0.73	commercial
hair salon cherry creek denver local	480	0 easy	$2.41	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'hair salons denver', 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	vagaro.com Salon Vo - Denver CO Business site 3,310,279/mo	Business site	3,310,279
2	denverbestsalon.com Hair Stylist - The Place Salon Denver's Best Hairstylist Content 1,928/mo	Content	1,928
3	berenicesdenver.com Aveda Hair Salon in Denver \| Berenices in Congress Park Business site 312/mo	Business site	312
4	threecutters.com Three Cutters \| Discover Your Style Business site 1,621/mo	Business site	1,621
5	techniqueshairshop.com The 5 Best Hair Salons in Denver Compared - Techniques Content 534/mo	Content	534
6	vagaro.com Find Best Hair Salon Near Me In Denver, CO Dedicated directory 3,310,279/mo	Dedicated directory	3,310,279
7	salons.greatclips.com Great Clips Hair Salons in Denver, Colorado Business site 1,197,198/mo	Business site	1,197,198
8	onyxandcosalon.com Onyx and Co Salon \| Discover Your Beauty Business site 340/mo	Business site	340
9	yelp.com The Best 10 Hair Salons near Denver International Airport ... Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975

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 Denver, CO. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,692

businesses to list

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

Best rated examples

Aveda Institute Denver

Beauty school

4.9 (4,904)
Scissors & Scotch

Barber shop

4.9 (2,944)
Roosters Men's Grooming Center

Barber shop

4.8 (2,082)
The Glam House ✂

Hair salon

4.8 (1,942)
Semion Barbershop For All - Lincoln

Barber shop

4.8 (1,827)

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

Denver Hair Haven
Salon Seekers Denver
Mane Directory Denver

Monetization

featured listings

Charge salons for featured placements to increase visibility.

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