Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Hinds County, MS
The hair salons in Hinds County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,087 of 2,339 scored counties
#36 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 227
- 15 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.6M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $293K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Hinds County
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hinds County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Hinds County is 28 (lower middle), #2,087 of 2,339 scored counties and #36 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 227 hair salons in Hinds County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 7%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 25.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $743 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Hinds County spend about $66.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $293K per salon, 32% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Hinds County in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,479 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hinds County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hinds 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 hair salons 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $293K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,479 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,547Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 155The 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 beauty salons in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hinds County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Hinds County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across Mississippi
Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for hair salons, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hinds County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 66 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #405 of 2,339 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 56 | 176 | 24.8 | $378K | +6.3% | #897 of 2,339 |
| 3Jackson County, MS | 54 | 127 | 22.0 | $383K | +3.0% | #986 of 2,339 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 53 | 6 | 11.3 | $653K | +0.4% | #994 of 2,339 |
| 5Smith County, MS | 52 | 6 | 10.7 | $709K | −1.5% | #1,040 of 2,339 |
| 6Itawamba County, MS | 52 | 14 | 14.6 | $540K | +1.3% | #1,050 of 2,339 |
| 7Pearl River County, MS | 51 | 49 | 22.4 | $352K | +5.6% | #1,142 of 2,339 |
| 8Hancock County, MS | 50 | 46 | 22.7 | $374K | +1.6% | #1,203 of 2,339 |
| 9Scott County, MS | 49 | 14 | 14.5 | $487K | +0.4% | #1,225 of 2,339 |
| 10Tate County, MS | 49 | 19 | 17.2 | $476K | +2.1% | #1,228 of 2,339 |
| 36Hinds County, MS | 28 | 227 | 25.3 | $293K | −6.6% | #2,087 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Hinds 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 spas21
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops3
- Nail salons13
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hinds County, MS?
There are 227 hair salons on map listings in Hinds County as of September 2026. 15 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,547 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $66.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $293K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hinds County has 25.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $293K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hinds County would have about 155, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,479 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 28 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,087 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hinds County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Hinds County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Hinds County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Hinds County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.