NAICS 812112, 812113, 812199

Hair Salons, Barber Shops & Day Spas in Laguna Hills, CA

The 1 ZIP codes assigned to Laguna Hills contained 33 Salons & Spas establishments in 2023.

Establishments (2023)
33
1 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
n/a
Practical financing floor
Share of county
1%
Orange County
City population
30,020
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Laguna Hills (92653). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Laguna Hills' ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
1-41854.5%
5-91030.3%

How this market compares

Laguna Hills against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.

Typical1.74% of local businesses, against 1.78% statewide

About the same slice of the local business base as the industry holds statewide.

Vs state share
-2%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#146
of 334 cities
Rank by share
#179
of 295 ranked
Since 2020
+43%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Laguna Hills’s business base is hair salons, barber shops & day spas, against the California figure. Base: 1,901 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Laguna Hills is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsLaguna HillsCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer54.5%61.3%-6.8%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target30.3%19.2%+11.1%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing0.0%4.3%-4.3%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Laguna Hills that also have Salons & Spas establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Aliso Viejo20-22%
Laguna Woods4n/a
Mission Viejo63+19%
Laguna Niguel49+40%
Lake Forest57+44%

The wider Orange County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Laguna Hills sits in.

County establishments (2023)
2,223
Orange County
County employees
11,041
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$289M
All establishments
Full Salons & Spas data for Orange County

What acquirers look at

Booth-rental structures mean the business may own almost nothing transferable. Verify whether stylists are employees or independent tenants before valuing the revenue.

Other industries in Laguna Hills

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.