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Salons, barbers and spas in Forrest County, MS
The salons, barbers and spas in Forrest County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,887 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 155
- 17 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $150K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 51.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Forrest County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,887 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 salons, barbers and spas in Forrest County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 51.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Forrest County comes to about $23.2M a year: $771 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 155 salons, barbers and spas, that is $150K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 3,013 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Forrest County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 51.4 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $150K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,013 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $771 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 491Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents 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 |
| 35Forrest County, MS | 37 | 155 | 51.4 | $150K | +1.1% | #1,887 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 spas37
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons19
- Spas and skin care25
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 Forrest County, MS?
Forrest County has 155 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 491 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $771 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $150K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Forrest County has 51.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $150K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Forrest County would have about 109, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,013 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,887 of 2,385 scored counties.
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