Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Clay County, MS
How Clay County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,309 of 2,385 scored counties
#56 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $687 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,238
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Clay County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,309 of 2,385 scored counties and #56 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Clay County spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $687 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $215K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clay 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Clay County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.0 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $687 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $43,125 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 33 |
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
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 personal care services in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,238−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,805
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $43,125+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,753
- Median home value
- $129,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,035
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 64 | 20 | 15.2 | $503K | +2.6% | #478 of 2,385 |
| 2Perry County, MS | 58 | 6 | 12.9 | $555K | +1.1% | #726 of 2,385 |
| 3Itawamba County, MS | 55 | 22 | 22.9 | $343K | +1.3% | #877 of 2,385 |
| 4Tate County, MS | 55 | 30 | 27.2 | $301K | +2.1% | #879 of 2,385 |
| 5Yalobusha County, MS | 52 | 8 | 16.0 | $454K | −0.5% | #1,028 of 2,385 |
| 6Hancock County, MS | 52 | 78 | 38.5 | $221K | +1.6% | #1,071 of 2,385 |
| 7George County, MS | 52 | 37 | 39.8 | $203K | +8.1% | #1,075 of 2,385 |
| 8Lawrence County, MS | 51 | 6 | 13.6 | $516K | −1.4% | #1,078 of 2,385 |
| 9Smith County, MS | 51 | 10 | 17.9 | $425K | −1.5% | #1,081 of 2,385 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 51 | 234 | 40.6 | $208K | +3.0% | #1,136 of 2,385 |
| 56Clay County, MS | 19 | 25 | 32.0 | $215K | −2.0% | #2,309 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Clay 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 spas19
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops
- Nail salons3
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Clay County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 salons, barbers and spas in Clay County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $687 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,805 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Clay County has 32.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending.
How fast is Clay County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 18,238 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,805 households. The median household income in Clay County is $43,125 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Clay County scores 19 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,309 of 2,385 scored counties.
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