Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Harrison County, MS
The salons, barbers and spas in Harrison County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,926 of 2,385 scored counties
#36 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 415
- 65 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On personal care products and services · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $162K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,136
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Harrison County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,926 of 2,385 scored counties and #36 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Harrison County spend about $67.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $806 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $162K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 415 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Harrison County in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,462 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $753K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Harrison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.8 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $162K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,462 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $806 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,479 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 57+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,453Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41565 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 316The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $753K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,136+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 83,358
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,923
- Median home value
- $212,200
- Jobs located here
- 89,531
- Daytime population
- 220,283Residents 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 |
| 36Harrison County, MS | 36 | 415 | 49.8 | $162K | +4.0% | #1,926 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 spas36
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care57
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 Harrison County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 415 salons, barbers and spas in Harrison County. 65 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. Official counts list 1,453 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $67.2M a year, or $806 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 415 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $162K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Harrison County has 49.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $162K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Harrison County would have about 316, against 415 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,462 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 36 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,926 of 2,385 scored counties.
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