Massage Therapy Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a massage therapy business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Massage Therapy Business name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a massage therapy business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a massage therapy business usually falls under NAICS 812199: Other Personal Care Services.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing personal care services (except hair, nail, facial, nonpermanent makeup, or non-medical diet and weight reducing services).
Businesses classified here include
- Baths, steam or turkish
- Color consulting services (i.e., personal care services)
- Day spas
- Depilatory (i.e., hair removal) salons
- Ear piercing services
- Electrolysis (i.e., hair removal) salons
- Hair removal (i.e., depilatory, electrolysis, laser, waxing) services
- Hair replacement services (except by offices of physicians)
- Hair weaving services
- Makeup salons, permanent
- Massage parlors
- Saunas
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 812199), U.S. Census Bureau.
Other Personal Care Services in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most other personal care services locations
- California 3,604 locations
- Florida 2,733 locations
- New York 2,631 locations
- Texas 2,430 locations
- Illinois 1,063 locations
- Pennsylvania 1,012 locations
- New Jersey 1,007 locations
- Georgia 991 locations
- North Carolina 893 locations
- Virginia 845 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.