Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Nail salons in Pearl River County, MS
How Pearl River 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #660 of 1,328 scored counties
#1 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On personal care products and services · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pearl River County spend about $17.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $787 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per salon, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 9 nail salons on map listings in Pearl River County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for nail salons in Pearl River County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pearl River County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For nail salons, Pearl River County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #660 of 1,328 scored counties and #1 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,984 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +72.6% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $787 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 22 |
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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents 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 Pearl River 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 spas48
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops29
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Pearl River County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 nail salons in Pearl River County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Pearl River County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.2M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Pearl River County has 4.1 nail salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.9M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Pearl River County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Pearl River County scores 51 for nail salons (upper middle), #660 of 1,328 scored counties.
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