Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,112 of 2,385 scored counties
#44 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 108
- 20 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On personal care products and services · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $155K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.7
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,597
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #2,112 of 2,385 scored counties and #44 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 108 salons, barbers and spas in Lafayette County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 56.7 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Lafayette County spend about $16.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $877 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $155K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Lafayette County classed as personal care services, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 680 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $871K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lafayette County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.7 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $155K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 680 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $877 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,185 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 28+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 230Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $871K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,597+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,044
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $67,185+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,704
- Median home value
- $315,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,887
- Daytime population
- 62,270Residents 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 |
| 44Lafayette County, MS | 31 | 108 | 56.7 | $155K | +6.6% | #2,112 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 spas31
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care40
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 Lafayette County, MS?
Lafayette County has 108 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. Another 230 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.7M a year, or $877 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $155K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,044 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lafayette County has 56.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $155K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 79, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 680 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 59,597 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,044 households. Median household income in Lafayette County is $67,185, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Lafayette County scores 31 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,112 of 2,385 scored counties.
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