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Barbershops in Clarke County, MS

How Clarke County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On personal care products and services · $718 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,102
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Clarke County spend about $4.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $718 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There is 1 barbershop on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 barbershop on map listings, Clarke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clarke County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Clarke County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.75.95.3
Spending per listing$4.3M$1.3M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a40,90816,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$718$788$1,005
Median household income$46,108$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Clarke County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Clarke County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,102−2.8% since 2020
Households
5,945
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,952
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
3,085
Daytime population
12,654Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for barbershops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Clarke County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS59436.1$1.5M+6.3%#473 of 1,356
2Lafayette County, MS5494.7$1.9M+6.6%#600 of 1,356
3Rankin County, MS54325.3$1.7M+3.2%#604 of 1,356
4Hancock County, MS4784.0$2.1M+1.6%#771 of 1,356
5Madison County, MS44286.4$1.5M+6.5%#862 of 1,356
6Lamar County, MS42155.9$1.5M+4.7%#899 of 1,356
7Harrison County, MS37597.1$1.1M+4.0%#985 of 1,356
8Jackson County, MS36335.7$1.5M+3.0%#1,005 of 1,356
9Tate County, MS3365.4$1.5M+2.1%#1,049 of 1,356
10Adams County, MS3054.4$1.6M+2.2%#1,100 of 1,356
Clarke County, MSNot scored11.7$4.3M−2.8%

Other business types in Clarke County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Clarke County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 barbershop in Clarke County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clarke County, MS spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.3M a year, or $718 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 barbershop on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Clarke County has 1 barbershop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Clarke County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Clarke County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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