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Salons, barbers and spas in Stone County, MS

The salons, barbers and spas in Stone County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,867 of 2,385 scored counties
#32 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.3M
On personal care products and services · $785 a household
Spending per listing
$188K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,654
+7.2% 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

Stone County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,867 of 2,385 scored counties and #32 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Stone County comes to about $5.3M a year: $785 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $188K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Stone County has 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 41.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Stone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stone County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Stone 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 Stone County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.841.547.2
Spending per listing$188K$190K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,862804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$785$788$1,005
Median household income$61,413$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

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
67Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
283 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,654+7.2% since 2020
Households
6,705
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$61,413+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,100
Median home value
$161,100
Jobs located here
3,959
Daytime population
15,638Residents 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 Stone 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
32Stone County, MS372841.8$188K+7.2%#1,867 of 2,385

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 salons, barbers and spas in Stone County. 3 of them (11%) 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 Stone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.3M a year, or $785 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,705 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 41.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $188K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Stone County would have about 25, against 28 on map listings.

How fast is Stone County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 19,654 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,705 households. The median household income in Stone County is $61,413 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. Stone County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,867 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 Stone County

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