Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Leflore County, MS
The salons, barbers and spas in Leflore County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,356 of 2,385 scored counties
#64 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 42
- 8 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On personal care products and services · $669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $163K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,686
- −9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Leflore County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,356 of 2,385 scored counties and #64 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Leflore County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $669 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 salons, barbers and spas, that is $163K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Leflore County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.2, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Leflore County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,134 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leflore County declined 9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Leflore 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 | Leflore County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.2 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $163K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,134 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −9.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $669 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $35,277 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $276K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 161Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Leflore 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 Leflore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,686−9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,203
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 594 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $35,277+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,012
- Median home value
- $101,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,054
- Daytime population
- 30,010Residents 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 |
| 64Leflore County, MS | 13 | 42 | 41.2 | $163K | −9.4% | #2,356 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Leflore 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 spas13
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops2
- Nail salons12
- Spas and skin care26
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 Leflore County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 salons, barbers and spas in Leflore County. 8 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 161 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Leflore County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.8M a year, or $669 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $163K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,203 households in Leflore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leflore County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Leflore County has 41.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $163K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Leflore County would have about 32, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,134 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Leflore County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Leflore County at 25,686 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,203 households. The median household income in Leflore County is $35,277 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Leflore County scores 13 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,356 of 2,385 scored counties.
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