Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Salons, barbers and spas in Scott County, MS
The salons, barbers and spas in Scott County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,455 of 2,385 scored counties
#20 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 28
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On personal care products and services · $705 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,073
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 salons, barbers and spas in Scott County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 28.9 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $705 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $6.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $244K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,422 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 118 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,455 of 2,385 scored counties and #20 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $190K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,422 | 1,862 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $705 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,786 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 118Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,073+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,686
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 609 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $48,786+39.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,814
- Median home value
- $106,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,736
- Daytime population
- 30,648Residents 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 |
| 20Scott County, MS | 45 | 28 | 28.9 | $244K | +0.4% | #1,455 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Scott 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 spas45
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care16
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 Scott County, MS?
Scott County has 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) 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. Official counts also show 118 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.8M a year, or $705 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,686 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MS compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Scott County has 28.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Scott County would have about 32, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,422 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 28,073 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,686 households. Median household income in Scott County is $48,786, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.6%, 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. Scott County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,455 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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