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Spas and skin care studios in Mississippi

Markets across Mississippi ranked by the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
803
81 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
106
+14.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$902.6M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
7.0
39% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.1M
28% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#18 of 51
Market score 55 · Upper middle

A site report maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 803 spas and skin care studios in Mississippi. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 10%, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Mississippi comes to about $902.6M a year: $788 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 803 spas and skin care studios, that is $1.1M per studio, 28% above the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in Mississippi classed as other personal care services, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,806 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 29.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #18 for spas and skin care studios, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (67). Of the 16 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Meridian area scores highest (55).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS671166.9$1.2M+3.5%#51 of 387
2Jackson, MS471948.2$1M−1.4%#214 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR434939.4$915K−0.3%#252 of 387
3Hattiesburg, MS396310.5$775K+2.6%#299 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Meridian, MS55164.6$1.6M−3.2%#193 of 504
2Picayune, MS46188.2$957K+5.6%#299 of 504
3Laurel, MS44165.1$1.5M−1.5%#317 of 504
4Tupelo, MS43509.7$841K+0.8%#335 of 504
5Vicksburg, MS42106.0$1.4M−6.3%#345 of 504
6Oxford, MS423213.3$636K+5.3%#353 of 504
7Natchez, MS-LA41104.8$1.4M−0.9%#355 of 504
8Grenada, MS4064.8$1.5M−3.6%#363 of 504
9Corinth, MS3796.2$1.2M−0.5%#394 of 504
10Greenville, MS3695.3$1.3M−9.4%#400 of 504
11Greenwood, MS3474.8$1.4M−8.8%#415 of 504
12McComb, MS34146.9$1M−2.6%#417 of 504
13Brookhaven, MS32118.4$916K+0.5%#429 of 504
14Starkville, MS31259.6$781K+0.8%#436 of 504
15Columbus, MS31269.6$775K−2.7%#438 of 504
16Cleveland, MS1497.6$892K−8.3%#497 of 504
Clarksdale, MSNot scored22.4$2.7M−6.5%

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, MS67366.2$1.4M+3.0%#306 of 1,769
2DeSoto County, MS66578.0$1.2M+6.3%#339 of 1,769
3George County, MS5966.5$1.3M+8.1%#553 of 1,769
4Harrison County, MS57647.7$1.1M+4.0%#626 of 1,769
5Rankin County, MS56599.8$935K+3.2%#676 of 1,769
6Hancock County, MS53136.4$1.3M+1.6%#763 of 1,769
7Lauderdale County, MS52155.2$1.4M−3.2%#799 of 1,769
8Adams County, MS4765.2$1.3M+2.2%#981 of 1,769
9Hinds County, MS47576.4$1.2M−6.6%#986 of 1,769
10Madison County, MS465713.0$747K+6.5%#1,035 of 1,769
11Union County, MS4477.1$1.1M+2.3%#1,085 of 1,769
12Pearl River County, MS44188.2$957K+5.6%#1,089 of 1,769
13Jones County, MS43145.6$1.4M−1.0%#1,116 of 1,769
14Washington County, MS4295.3$1.3M−9.4%#1,170 of 1,769
15Warren County, MS41106.0$1.4M−6.3%#1,204 of 1,769
16Tishomingo County, MS4155.7$1.3M−1.1%#1,205 of 1,769
17Neshoba County, MS4065.8$1.3M−0.9%#1,231 of 1,769
18Lafayette County, MS403116.3$539K+6.6%#1,266 of 1,769
19Lee County, MS393912.0$699K+0.5%#1,298 of 1,769
20Alcorn County, MS3696.2$1.2M−0.5%#1,384 of 1,769
21Pontotoc County, MS35108.5$901K+2.9%#1,412 of 1,769
22Lincoln County, MS34118.4$916K+0.5%#1,435 of 1,769
23Monroe County, MS3296.5$1.2M−2.4%#1,474 of 1,769
24Lamar County, MS323413.4$654K+4.7%#1,491 of 1,769
25Prentiss County, MS3088.3$904K+1.3%#1,523 of 1,769
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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Lowndes County, MS302611.3$676K−2.4%#1,528 of 1,769
27Yazoo County, MS2955.7$1.2M−14.0%#1,540 of 1,769
28Grenada County, MS2767.1$1.1M−3.3%#1,583 of 1,769
29Leflore County, MS2665.9$1.1M−9.4%#1,607 of 1,769
30Pike County, MS26128.0$849K−3.7%#1,614 of 1,769
31Oktibbeha County, MS262310.5$712K+0.4%#1,619 of 1,769
32Forrest County, MS25299.6$801K+1.1%#1,636 of 1,769
33Newton County, MS1879.1$820K−1.4%#1,709 of 1,769
34Bolivar County, MS1697.6$892K−8.3%#1,727 of 1,769
35Marion County, MS1688.8$812K−1.5%#1,728 of 1,769
36Scott County, MS161010.3$682K+0.4%#1,731 of 1,769
37Sunflower County, MS978.7$760K−10.9%#1,758 of 1,769
Marshall County, MSNot scored32.3$3.4M+2.6%
Panola County, MSNot scored43.2$2.2M−1.4%
Tate County, MSNot scored21.8$4.5M+2.1%
Copiah County, MSNot scored33.0$2.5M−2.7%
Simpson County, MSNot scored22.1$3.7M−1.5%
Itawamba County, MSNot scored33.1$2.5M+1.3%
Tippah County, MSNot scored45.0$1.5M−1.6%
Leake County, MSNot scored22.7$2.7M+1.9%
Coahoma County, MSNot scored22.4$2.7M−6.5%
Wayne County, MSNot scored22.6$2.6M0.0%
Stone County, MSNot scored34.5$1.8M+7.2%
Clay County, MSNot scored22.6$2.7M−2.0%
Covington County, MSNot scored22.7$2.7M−2.2%
Winston County, MSNot scored22.8$2.7M−1.2%
Attala County, MSNot scored46.0$1.3M−4.0%
Chickasaw County, MSNot scored46.0$1.1M−2.0%
Holmes County, MSNot scored11.6$4M−8.4%
Jasper County, MSNot scored23.0$2.3M−3.5%
Clarke County, MSNot scored11.7$4.3M−2.8%
Smith County, MSNot scored23.6$2.1M−1.5%
Walthall County, MSNot scored23.8$2M+0.4%
Greene County, MSNot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Calhoun County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−4.4%
Amite County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Yalobusha County, MSNot scored12.0$3.6M−0.5%
Lawrence County, MSNot scored12.3$3.1M−1.4%
Tallahatchie County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−14.0%
Perry County, MSNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Noxubee County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Webster County, MSNot scored24.9$1.6M+2.6%
Carroll County, MSNot scored12.3$3.2M−7.2%
Montgomery County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Tunica County, MSNot scored410.5$650K−9.4%
Kemper County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Claiborne County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MSNot scored13.1$2M−11.0%
Choctaw County, MSNot scored12.9$2.5M−1.9%
Franklin County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Benton County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Humphreys County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−9.5%
Jefferson County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−5.8%
Quitman County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−12.9%
Sharkey County, MSNot scored214.1$471K−17.9%
Issaquena County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 spas and skin care studios on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 803 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 81 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on personal care products and services?

About $902.6M a year, or $788 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 803 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Mississippi has 7.0 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Mississippi would have about 1,031, against 803 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,806 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +29.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for spas and skin care studios?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 16 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Meridian area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 37 scored counties in Mississippi, Jackson County scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 55 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.

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