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Barbershops in Washington County, MS
The barbershops in Washington County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,353 of 1,356 scored counties
#36 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On personal care products and services · $690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $844K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,446
- −9.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Washington County is 2 (very low), #1,353 of 1,356 scored counties and #36 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington County comes to about $11.8M a year: $690 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $844K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Washington County has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Washington County declined 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $844K | $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 | −9.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $690 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $42,165 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 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
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,446−9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,113
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,222
- Median home value
- $104,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,180
- Daytime population
- 41,627Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| 36Washington County, MS | 2 | 14 | 8.2 | $844K | −9.4% | #1,353 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas20
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops2
- Nail salons13
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washington County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 barbershops in Washington County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.8M a year, or $690 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $844K 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 17,113 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MS compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washington County has 8.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $844K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. The median household income in Washington County is $42,165 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. Washington County scores 2 for barbershops (very low), #1,353 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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