How many people search for hair salons each month?

About 4,576,430 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "hair salons phoenix".

Who already ranks for hair salons searches?

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

Local directory / United States / Data pulled 1 hour ago

Hair Salons Directory in Phoenix, AZ

A directory for hair salons in Phoenix, AZ, connecting customers with local stylists.

Verdict: Worth a try

While there is significant local demand for hair salons, competition is strong with three dedicated directories and three aggregators in the top results. With 1,151 businesses available to list, there is potential, but the presence of established directories makes it challenging to gain visibility.

Local searches: 13,670; per month; 4,576,430 nationally
Directories: 3; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 3; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: 1,151; within ~20 km

Demand

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

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

hair salons phoenix

Local / national

13,670 / 4,576,430

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 phoenix local	5,400	21 easy	$2.23	commercial
luxe hair salon phoenix local	1,600	0 easy	$3.36	navigational
rowdy hair salon phoenix local	1,300	0 easy	$1.61	navigational
phoenix az hair salon local	720	7 easy	$2.22	commercial
hair salon near me phoenix local	590	19 easy	$1.24	commercial
best hair salon phoenix local	480	8 easy	$1.66	commercial

Competition

The live top 10 for 'hair salons phoenix', 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 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	fresha.com Best Hair Salons near me in Downtown, Phoenix Dedicated directory 4,515,096/mo	Dedicated directory	4,515,096
2	yelp.com TOP 10 BEST Inexpensive Hair Salons in Phoenix, AZ Aggregator 1,268,971,975/mo	Aggregator	1,268,971,975
3	threebestrated.com 3 Best Hair Salons in Phoenix, AZ - ThreeBestRated.com Content 447,707/mo	Content	447,707
4	fash.com The 10 Best Hair Salons in Phoenix, AZ (with Free Quotes) Content 205,461/mo	Content	205,461
5	facebook.com Hair Salons in Phoenix, AZ Aggregator 3,209,723,111/mo	Aggregator	3,209,723,111
6	fresha.com Best Hair Salons near me in Ahwatukee, Phoenix Dedicated directory 4,515,096/mo	Dedicated directory	4,515,096
7	m.yelp.com Fantastic Sams Hair Salons Phoenix, AZ 85023 Aggregator 21,530,517/mo	Aggregator	21,530,517
8	fresha.com Best Hair Salons near me in Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix Dedicated directory 4,515,096/mo	Dedicated directory	4,515,096

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 Phoenix, AZ. This is what you could import on day one.

Google Maps data

1,151

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 Phoenix

Beauty school

4.9 (4,056)
The Studio Academy of Beauty: Tolleson

Beauty school

4.9 (2,743)
The Studio Academy of Beauty: Phoenix

Beauty school

4.9 (2,346)
Terminal Barber Shop 1

Barber shop

4.8 (2,310)
Bishops Cuts/Color Tempe

Hair salon

4.8 (1,994)

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

Phoenix Hair Haven
Salon Spot Phoenix
Stylish Phoenix Salons

Monetization

paid listings

Charge salons for premium placement and visibility in search results.

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