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Salons, barbers and spas in Yalobusha County, MS

How Yalobusha County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,028 of 2,385 scored counties
#5 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.6M
On personal care products and services · $727 a household
Spending per listing
$454K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.0
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,375
−0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 salons, barbers and spas in Yalobusha County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Yalobusha County spend about $3.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $727 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $454K per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Yalobusha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 90 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Yalobusha County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Yalobusha County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,028 of 2,385 scored counties and #5 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureYalobusha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.041.547.2
Spending per listing$454K$190K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,862804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$727$788$1,005
Median household income$49,151$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5233

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
90Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,375−0.5% since 2020
Households
4,996
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$49,151+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,684
Median home value
$122,300
Jobs located here
2,175
Daytime population
9,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Mississippi

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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

Other business types in Yalobusha County

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

Questions

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

There are 8 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Yalobusha County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Yalobusha County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 90 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.6M a year, or $727 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $454K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,996 households in Yalobusha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yalobusha County has 16.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $454K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Yalobusha County would have about 17, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Yalobusha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Yalobusha County at 12,375 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,996 households. Median household income in Yalobusha County is $49,151, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.5%, 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. Yalobusha County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,028 of 2,385 scored counties.

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