The Rockaways · Queens
Hair salons in The Rockaways
21 hair salons in The Rockaways (Far Rockaway to Breezy Point), 1.7 per 10,000 residents: below the city average of 4.6, and 18th of 18 areas by density.
Open map data, October 2026. City = the same business type across New York City.
What to know
One of the thinnest markets for this business type in New York: 1.7 per 10,000 residents, against 4.6 citywide. Fewer rivals for each customer nearby.
A small market: 21 hair salons in all, so each new review, photo or listing change moves the picture faster than in a large one.
Chains are a bigger force here than across the city (24% of businesses against 14%).
Market box
Thin market, average online presence
Businesses per resident and online presence,
against hair salons across the city.
Compared
| Businesses | Per 10,000 residents | Chains | Own website | Facebook or Instagram | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rockaways | 21 | 1.7 | 24% | 38% | 88% |
| Queens | 795 | 3.4 | 13% | 45% | 61% |
| New York City | 3,893 | 4.6 | 14% | 65% | 63% |
What weekly tracking adds
- Positions at every point of a grid across the area, for the main searches and for each service
- Your zone: the part of the area where customers see the same businesses, and the rivals in it
- Who rose and who fell this month, and who is new
- What worked: reviews, photos and activity against the places businesses gained or lost
- Ads, seasonal demand and a short plan for the month
Available once a market is tracked every week. Ask about tracking for this market
From our book
Found on the Map, free for business owners
The head term is crowded
Every business in a category fights for the same one or two searches. Most of the searches that bring customers are smaller, and far fewer businesses are fighting for them.
Chapter 5Collecting your long tail
Most keyword tools show you the busy searches everyone already fights over. The long tail of your own trade you will have to collect yourself. Here is how we do it.
Chapter 6Choosing your seeds
A seed is one service in one place. Pick five you can win, write them down, and give them a season. This chapter shows how to choose them.
