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Salons, barbers and spas in Oktibbeha County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,178 of 2,385 scored counties
#48 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
87
18 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On personal care products and services · $750 a household
Spending per listing
$188K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.8
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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

Oktibbeha County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,178 of 2,385 scored counties and #48 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 87 salons, barbers and spas in Oktibbeha County. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 39.8 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $750 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Oktibbeha County spend about $16.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 87 salons, barbers and spas, that is $188K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Oktibbeha County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,285 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $166K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Oktibbeha County. Population estimates put the population change in Oktibbeha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.841.547.2
Spending per listing$188K$190K$213K
Households per official establishment1,2851,862804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$750$788$1,005
Median household income$46,695$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 17
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
341Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8718 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$166K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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
48Oktibbeha County, MS288739.8$188K+0.4%#2,178 of 2,385

Other business types in Oktibbeha County

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

Questions

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

Oktibbeha County has 87 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 341 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $16.4M a year, or $750 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 39.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $188K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 77, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,285 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 28 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,178 of 2,385 scored counties.

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