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Salons, barbers and spas in Neshoba County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Neshoba County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,078 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
48
11 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On personal care products and services · $759 a household
Spending per listing
$163K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.7
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,732
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Neshoba County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,078 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 salons, barbers and spas in Neshoba County. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 46.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $759 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Neshoba County spend about $7.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 48 salons, barbers and spas, that is $163K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Neshoba County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,571 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $86K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Neshoba County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Neshoba County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Neshoba 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Neshoba County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureNeshoba CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.741.547.2
Spending per listing$163K$190K$213K
Households per official establishment2,5711,862804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$759$788$1,005
Median household income$57,013$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3233

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$53K
One-person businesses, 2023
143Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4811 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$86K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,732−0.9% since 2020
Households
10,283
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$57,013+50.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,069
Median home value
$100,000
Jobs located here
12,443
Daytime population
28,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Neshoba County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS642015.2$503K+2.6%#478 of 2,385
2Perry County, MS58612.9$555K+1.1%#726 of 2,385
3Itawamba County, MS552222.9$343K+1.3%#877 of 2,385
4Tate County, MS553027.2$301K+2.1%#879 of 2,385
5Yalobusha County, MS52816.0$454K−0.5%#1,028 of 2,385
6Hancock County, MS527838.5$221K+1.6%#1,071 of 2,385
7George County, MS523739.8$203K+8.1%#1,075 of 2,385
8Lawrence County, MS51613.6$516K−1.4%#1,078 of 2,385
9Smith County, MS511017.9$425K−1.5%#1,081 of 2,385
10Jackson County, MS5123440.6$208K+3.0%#1,136 of 2,385
42Neshoba County, MS324846.7$163K−0.9%#2,078 of 2,385

Other business types in Neshoba County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Neshoba County, MS?

There are 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Neshoba County as of September 2026. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 143 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Neshoba County, MS spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.8M a year, or $759 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $163K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,283 households in Neshoba County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Neshoba County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Neshoba County has 46.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $163K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Neshoba County would have about 37, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,571 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Neshoba County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Neshoba County at 28,732 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,283 households. Median household income in Neshoba County is $57,013, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.1%, 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. Neshoba County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,078 of 2,385 scored counties.

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