Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Nail salons in Lauderdale County, MS
How Lauderdale 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 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,258 of 1,328 scored counties
#20 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 22
- 9 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.5M
- On personal care products and services · $748 a household
- Spending per listing
- $976K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,317
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Lauderdale County is 17 (low), #1,258 of 1,328 scored counties and #20 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lauderdale County spend about $21.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $748 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $976K per salon, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 22 nail salons on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,785 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $976K | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,785 | 6,984 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $748 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,817 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $789K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,317−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,958
- Median home value
- $133,300
- Jobs located here
- 32,099
- Daytime population
- 75,808Residents 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 |
| 20Lauderdale County, MS | 17 | 22 | 7.7 | $976K | −3.2% | #1,258 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 spas27
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops14
- Nail salons17
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Lauderdale County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 nail salons in Lauderdale County. 9 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.5M a year, or $748 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $976K 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Lauderdale County has 7.7 nail salons per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $976K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,785 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 17 for nail salons (low), #1,258 of 1,328 scored counties.
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