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Barbershops in Pontotoc County, MS

How Pontotoc 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On personal care products and services · $763 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,096
+2.9% 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 Pontotoc County spend about $9M a year on personal care products and services, or $763 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 barbershops, that is $3M per shop, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Pontotoc County has 3 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Pontotoc County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pontotoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 barbershops on map listings, Pontotoc County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePontotoc CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.95.3
Spending per listing$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+2.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$763$788$1,005
Median household income$51,484$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
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,096+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,819
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
498 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,266
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,251
Daytime population
30,006Residents 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 Pontotoc 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
Pontotoc County, MSNot scored32.5$3M+2.9%

Other business types in Pontotoc County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Pontotoc County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 barbershops in Pontotoc County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Pontotoc County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9M a year, or $763 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $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 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pontotoc County has 2.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. 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. Pontotoc County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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