Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Barbershops in Lee County, MS
How Lee County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,256 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 35
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On personal care products and services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $779K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,731
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Lee County is 17 (low), #1,256 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $27.2M a year: $836 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $779K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 35 barbershops on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lee 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.
| Measure | Lee County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $779K | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 40,908 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,863 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 27 |
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
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 353 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,731+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 32,591
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 450 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $67,863+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,122
- Median home value
- $199,500
- Jobs located here
- 55,201
- Daytime population
- 101,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for barbershops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lee County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 59 | 43 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +6.3% | #473 of 1,356 |
| 2Lafayette County, MS | 54 | 9 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #600 of 1,356 |
| 3Rankin County, MS | 54 | 32 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #604 of 1,356 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 47 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #771 of 1,356 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 44 | 28 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #862 of 1,356 |
| 6Lamar County, MS | 42 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #899 of 1,356 |
| 7Harrison County, MS | 37 | 59 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +4.0% | #985 of 1,356 |
| 8Jackson County, MS | 36 | 33 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #1,005 of 1,356 |
| 9Tate County, MS | 33 | 6 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #1,049 of 1,356 |
| 10Adams County, MS | 30 | 5 | 4.4 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,100 of 1,356 |
| 20Lee County, MS | 17 | 35 | 10.7 | $779K | +0.5% | #1,256 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Lee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas23
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops17
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Lee County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 barbershops in Lee County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.2M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $779K 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 32,591 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Lee County has 10.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $779K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lee County would have about 15, against 35 on map listings.
How fast is Lee County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 83,731 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,591 households. The median household income in Lee County is $67,863 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Lee County scores 17 for barbershops (low), #1,256 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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