Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Lowndes County, MS
How Lowndes County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,278 of 2,339 scored counties
#51 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 66
- 11 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $266K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,346
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Lowndes County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,278 of 2,339 scored counties and #51 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 hair salons in Lowndes County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 28.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Lowndes County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $763 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $266K per salon, 38% 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Lowndes County in 2023. That is one for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $126K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lowndes County. Population estimates show Lowndes County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lowndes 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 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $266K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,643 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $763 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,812 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $422K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 351Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $126K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,346−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,006
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,521
- Median home value
- $164,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,412
- Daytime population
- 59,512Residents 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 |
| 51Lowndes County, MS | 15 | 66 | 28.7 | $266K | −2.4% | #2,278 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Lowndes 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 spas18
- Hair salons15
- Barbershops8
- Nail salons7
- Spas and skin care30
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Lowndes County, MS?
Lowndes County has 66 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 351 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M 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 66 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $266K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Lowndes County has 28.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $266K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 41, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 15 for hair salons (low), #2,278 of 2,339 scored counties.
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