Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Nail salons in Jackson County, MS
The nail salons in Jackson County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #788 of 1,328 scored counties
#2 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 35
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.6M
- On personal care products and services · $844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,666
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jackson County spend about $48.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $844 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
Jackson County has 35 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Jackson County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 8,235 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 225 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #788 of 1,328 scored counties and #2 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,235 | 6,984 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $844 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,201 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 225Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 nail salons in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,666+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 57,647
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 201
- Median household income
- $66,201+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,071
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 50,214
- Daytime population
- 136,355Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 spas51
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Jackson County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 nail salons in Jackson County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 225 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $48.6M a year, or $844 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,647 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Jackson County has 6.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Jackson County would have about 29, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,235 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 147,666 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,647 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $66,201, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Jackson County scores 47 for nail salons (lower middle), #788 of 1,328 scored counties.
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