Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Barbershops in Madison County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Madison County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #862 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On personal care products and services · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $970 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $42.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 28 barbershops on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Madison County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 8,783 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $401K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Madison County.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #862 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,783 | 40,908 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $970 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $499K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $401K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Madison 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 spas37
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Madison County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 barbershops in Madison County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.6M a year, or $970 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Madison County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Madison County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,783 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #862 of 1,356 scored counties.
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