Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,269 of 2,385 scored counties
#53 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 225
- 34 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On personal care products and services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $121K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.0
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,731
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,269 of 2,385 scored counties and #53 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $27.2M a year: $836 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $121K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Lee County has 225 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 69.0, 46% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as personal care services, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $211K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lee County. Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.0 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $121K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,051 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,863 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 31+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 635Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22534 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $211K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,731+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 32,591
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 450 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $67,863+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,122
- Median home value
- $199,500
- Jobs located here
- 55,201
- Daytime population
- 101,660Residents 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 |
| 53Lee County, MS | 23 | 225 | 69.0 | $121K | +0.5% | #2,269 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lee 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 spas23
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops17
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care39
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 Lee County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 225 salons, barbers and spas in Lee County. 34 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts list 635 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.2M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 225 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $121K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,591 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lee County has 69.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $121K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lee County would have about 128, against 225 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 83,731 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,591 households. The median household income in Lee County is $67,863 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.2% 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. Lee County scores 23 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,269 of 2,385 scored counties.
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