Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Barbershops in Pearl River County, MS
How Pearl River 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,125 of 1,356 scored counties
#12 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On personal care products and services · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Pearl River County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,125 of 1,356 scored counties and #12 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in Pearl River County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $787 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Pearl River County spend about $17.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.1M per shop, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Pearl River County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pearl River County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $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 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $787 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 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
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents 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 Pearl River 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 |
| 12Pearl River County, MS | 29 | 16 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #1,125 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Pearl River 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 spas48
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops29
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Pearl River County, MS?
Pearl River County has 16 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Pearl River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.2M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Pearl River County has 7.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pearl River County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Pearl River County scores 29 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,125 of 1,356 scored counties.
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