Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Lowndes County, MS
The salons, barbers and spas in Lowndes County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,323 of 2,385 scored counties
#59 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 129
- 22 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On personal care products and services · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $136K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.1
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,346
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Lowndes County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,323 of 2,385 scored counties and #59 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lowndes County comes to about $17.6M a year: $763 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $136K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 129 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. 22 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 56.1 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lowndes County was 19 in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,211 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $126K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lowndes County. Population estimates show Lowndes County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lowndes 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 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.1 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $136K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,211 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $763 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,812 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $633K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 533Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12922 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $126K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,346−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,006
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,521
- Median home value
- $164,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,412
- Daytime population
- 59,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lowndes County marked.
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 |
| 59Lowndes County, MS | 18 | 129 | 56.1 | $136K | −2.4% | #2,323 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lowndes 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 spas18
- Hair salons15
- Barbershops8
- Nail salons7
- Spas and skin care30
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 Lowndes County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 129 salons, barbers and spas in Lowndes County. 22 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Another 533 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.6M a year, or $763 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $136K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lowndes County has 56.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $136K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 83, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,211 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 18 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,323 of 2,385 scored counties.
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