Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Nail salons in Hinds County, MS
How Hinds County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,286 of 1,328 scored counties
#24 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 70
- 23 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $66.6M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $951K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,888
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Hinds County is 13 (low), #1,286 of 1,328 scored counties and #24 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 nail salons in Hinds County. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Households in Hinds County spend about $66.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $743 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 70 nail salons, that is $951K per salon, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,072 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $576K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Hinds County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hinds County declined 6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hinds 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 nail 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 | Hinds County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $951K | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,072 | 6,984 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,402 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 364Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $576K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Hinds 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 Hinds County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,888−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 89,578
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 251
- Median household income
- $49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,611
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 120,149
- Daytime population
- 246,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for nail salons, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hinds County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pearl River County, MS | 51 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +5.6% | #660 of 1,328 |
| 2Jackson County, MS | 47 | 35 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #788 of 1,328 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 45 | 56 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +6.3% | #847 of 1,328 |
| 4Lincoln County, MS | 41 | 5 | 3.8 | $2M | +0.5% | #920 of 1,328 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 41 | 10 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +1.6% | #926 of 1,328 |
| 6Madison County, MS | 39 | 34 | 7.7 | $1.3M | +6.5% | #972 of 1,328 |
| 7Lamar County, MS | 39 | 21 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #975 of 1,328 |
| 8Harrison County, MS | 39 | 72 | 8.6 | $934K | +4.0% | #977 of 1,328 |
| 9Union County, MS | 34 | 5 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #1,062 of 1,328 |
| 10Lafayette County, MS | 34 | 18 | 9.5 | $928K | +6.6% | #1,077 of 1,328 |
| 24Hinds County, MS | 13 | 70 | 7.8 | $951K | −6.6% | #1,286 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Hinds 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 spas21
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops3
- Nail salons13
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Hinds County, MS?
There are 70 nail salons on map listings in Hinds County as of September 2026. 23 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 364 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hinds County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $66.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $951K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hinds County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Hinds County has 7.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $951K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Hinds County would have about 40, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,072 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 13 for nail salons (low), #1,286 of 1,328 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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