Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Madison County, MS
The hair salons in Madison County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,537 of 2,339 scored counties
#15 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 132
- 17 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On personal care products and services · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $323K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,298
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 hair salons in Madison County. 17 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Madison County spend about $42.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $970 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $323K per salon, 25% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as beauty salons, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 430 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Madison County.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,537 of 2,339 scored counties and #15 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $323K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $970 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,441 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 30+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 430Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,298+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,917
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 156
- Median household income
- $83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $121,926
- Median home value
- $311,100
- Jobs located here
- 63,928
- Daytime population
- 124,659Residents 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 |
| 15Madison County, MS | 43 | 132 | 30.1 | $323K | +6.5% | #1,537 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Madison 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 spas37
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Madison County, MS?
There are 132 hair salons on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 17 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. Another 430 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.6M a year, or $970 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $323K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Madison County has 30.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $323K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Madison County would have about 99, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,537 of 2,339 scored counties.
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