Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Barbershops in the Picayune, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Picayune, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 377 scored small-town markets
#2 of 16 scored small-town markets based 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
The Picayune area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #289 of 377 scored small-town markets and #2 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Picayune area spend about $17.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $787 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 16 barbershops on map listings in the Picayune area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Picayune area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Picayune area grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Picayune area 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 | Picayune area | 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 | 34 | 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 the Picayune area, 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 the Picayune area
- 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 small-town markets in Mississippi for barbershops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Picayune area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford, MS | 58 | 10 | 4.2 | $2M | +5.3% | #147 of 377 |
| 2Picayune, MS | 34 | 16 | 7.3 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #289 of 377 |
| 3Natchez, MS-LA | 33 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.1M | −0.9% | #292 of 377 |
| 4Brookhaven, MS | 33 | 6 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +0.5% | #294 of 377 |
| 5Starkville, MS | 27 | 14 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +0.8% | #320 of 377 |
| 6Tupelo, MS | 25 | 46 | 8.9 | $914K | +0.8% | #327 of 377 |
| 7Vicksburg, MS | 24 | 9 | 5.4 | $1.5M | −6.3% | #329 of 377 |
| 8Corinth, MS | 19 | 8 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #340 of 377 |
| 9Meridian, MS | 18 | 17 | 4.9 | $1.5M | −3.2% | #343 of 377 |
| 10Grenada, MS | 17 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −3.6% | #344 of 377 |
Other business types in the Picayune area
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 spas51
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons54
- 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 the Picayune, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in the Picayune area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Picayune area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Picayune, MS area 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. 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 21,880 households in the Picayune area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Picayune, MS area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Picayune area 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 U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Picayune area would have about 9, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is the Picayune, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Picayune area at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. The median household income in the Picayune area is $58,135 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Picayune area scores 34 for barbershops (lower middle), #289 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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