Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Simpson County, MS
The hair salons in Simpson County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,628 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On personal care products and services · $780 a household
- Spending per listing
- $496K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,498
- −1.5% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in Simpson County
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Simpson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Simpson County comes to about $7.4M a year: $780 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $496K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 15 hair salons on map listings in Simpson County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Simpson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $111K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Simpson County.
Population estimates show Simpson County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Simpson County is 40 (lower middle), #1,628 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Simpson 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 | Simpson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $496K | $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 | −1.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $780 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,381 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 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
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $111K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Simpson 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 Simpson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,498−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,543
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $56,381+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,917
- Median home value
- $122,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,443
- Daytime population
- 22,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Simpson County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Simpson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across Mississippi
Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for hair salons, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Simpson County marked.
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 |
| 19Simpson County, MS | 40 | 15 | 15.7 | $496K | −1.5% | #1,628 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Simpson 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 salons40
- Barbershops21
- 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 Simpson County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 hair salons in Simpson County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Simpson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Simpson County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.4M a year, or $780 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $496K 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 9,543 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Simpson County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Simpson County has 15.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $496K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Simpson County would have about 17, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Simpson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Simpson County at 25,498 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,543 households. Median household income in Simpson County is $56,381, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Simpson County scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,628 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Simpson County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Simpson County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Simpson County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Simpson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.