Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Leake County, MS
The hair salons in Leake County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,463 of 2,339 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $487K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,662
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Leake County spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $723 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $487K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 11 hair salons on map listings in Leake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Leake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Leake County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Leake County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,463 of 2,339 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Leake 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 | Leake County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $487K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $723 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,728 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 32 |
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
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Leake 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 Leake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,662+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,414
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $50,728+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,129
- Median home value
- $116,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,452
- Daytime population
- 17,874Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14Leake County, MS | 44 | 11 | 14.8 | $487K | +1.9% | #1,463 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Leake 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 spas40
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Leake County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 hair salons in Leake County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Leake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Leake County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $723 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $487K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,414 households in Leake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leake County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Leake County has 14.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $487K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Leake County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Leake County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Leake County at 21,662 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,414 households. Median household income in Leake County is $50,728, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Leake County scores 44 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,463 of 2,339 scored counties.
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