Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Nail salons in Oktibbeha County, MS
How Oktibbeha 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,166 of 1,328 scored counties
#14 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On personal care products and services · $750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,896
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Oktibbeha County is 28 (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,328 scored counties and #14 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Oktibbeha County comes to about $16.4M a year: $750 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per salon, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 12 nail salons on map listings in Oktibbeha County as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Oktibbeha County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,368 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Oktibbeha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oktibbeha 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 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,368 | 6,984 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $750 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $46,695 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,896+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,840
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,260
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,615
- Daytime population
- 54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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 |
| 14Oktibbeha County, MS | 28 | 12 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #1,166 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Oktibbeha 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 spas28
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops17
- Nail salons28
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Oktibbeha County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 nail salons in Oktibbeha County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Another 65 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.4M a year, or $750 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oktibbeha County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Oktibbeha County has 5.5 nail salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,368 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 28 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,328 scored counties.
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