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Salons, barbers and spas in Panola County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,326 of 2,385 scored counties
#60 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
46
9 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On personal care products and services · $729 a household
Spending per listing
$195K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.4
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,691
−1.4% 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

Panola County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,326 of 2,385 scored counties and #60 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 salons, barbers and spas in Panola County. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 37.4 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $729 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Panola County spend about $9M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 46 salons, barbers and spas, that is $195K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Panola County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Panola County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Panola 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 Panola County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePanola CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.441.547.2
Spending per listing$195K$190K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,862804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$729$788$1,005
Median household income$45,945$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
316Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
469 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Panola 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 Panola County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,691−1.4% since 2020
Households
12,312
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$45,945+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,388
Median home value
$127,800
Jobs located here
10,394
Daytime population
28,953Residents 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 Panola 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
60Panola County, MS174637.4$195K−1.4%#2,326 of 2,385

Other business types in Panola County

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

Questions

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

There are 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Panola County as of September 2026. 9 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Panola County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 316 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9M a year, or $729 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $195K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,312 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Panola County has 37.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $195K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Panola County would have about 42, against 46 on map listings.

How fast is Panola County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Panola County at 32,691 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,312 households. Median household income in Panola County is $45,945, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Panola County scores 17 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,326 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Panola County

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