Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Scott County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Scott County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,225 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On personal care products and services · $705 a household
- Spending per listing
- $487K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,073
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Scott County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $705 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 hair salons, that is $487K per salon, 13% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 14 hair salons on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 21%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Scott County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,229 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Scott County is 49 (lower middle), #1,225 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $487K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,229 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $705 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,786 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,073+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,686
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 609 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $48,786+39.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,814
- Median home value
- $106,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,736
- Daytime population
- 30,648Residents 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 |
Other business types in Scott 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 spas45
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care16
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Scott County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 hair salons in Scott County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.8M a year, or $705 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 9,686 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Scott County has 14.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 38% 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, Scott County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,229 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 28,073 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,686 households. Median household income in Scott County is $48,786, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.6%, 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. Scott County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,225 of 2,339 scored counties.
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