Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Leflore County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Leflore County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,185 of 2,339 scored counties
#42 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On personal care products and services · $669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $325K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,686
- −9.4% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Leflore County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,185 of 2,339 scored counties and #42 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 hair salons in Leflore County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.6 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Leflore County comes to about $6.8M a year: $669 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $325K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 24% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Leflore County in 2023. That is one for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Leflore County declined 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Leflore 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 | Leflore County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $325K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,551 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −9.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $669 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $35,277 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Leflore 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 Leflore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,686−9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,203
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 594 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $35,277+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,012
- Median home value
- $101,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,054
- Daytime population
- 30,010Residents 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 |
| 42Leflore County, MS | 22 | 21 | 20.6 | $325K | −9.4% | #2,185 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Leflore 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 spas13
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops2
- Nail salons12
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Leflore County, MS?
Leflore County has 21 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 100 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Leflore County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.8M a year, or $669 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $325K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,203 households in Leflore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leflore County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Leflore County has 20.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $325K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Leflore County would have about 16, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Leflore County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Leflore County at 25,686 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,203 households. The median household income in Leflore County is $35,277 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Leflore County scores 22 for hair salons (low), #2,185 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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