Booking software in Mississippi
Mississippi had 1,954 employer establishments in 2023 across the six Census business codes closest to the appointment trades BookAndGo serves, from barber shops and beauty salons to dentists' offices and fitness and recreational sports centers, for a population the Census Bureau estimated at 2,943,045 in July 2024.
Start free trialClients enter their name, email and phone number when they book, with no account to create, and returning clients are recognized automatically. Mobile massage therapists and in-home personal trainers can capture each client's service address, set a cancellation window, and block repeat no-shows automatically.
Mississippi by the numbers
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 302 beauty salons and 28 barber shops with paid employees in Mississippi, so Mississippi had about 10.8 salons for every barbershop, 34th highest on that ratio among the 50 states and DC. 72 percent of Mississippi's employer salons had fewer than five people on payroll, as did 75 percent of its barber shops.
By county, Rankin County (31), Harrison County (30), Madison County (30), DeSoto County (26) and Hinds County (20) held the most employer salons in Mississippi, 45 percent of the state total between them. For barber shops the leader was Harrison County with 5. The county file publishes a barber shop row for 4 of Mississippi's 82 counties or county-equivalents.
Day spas and massage wellness spas are counted under other personal care services (NAICS 812199), a broader code: Mississippi had 106, or 3.6 per 100,000. Massage therapists' offices sit inside offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (621399), which also covers other practitioners; Mississippi had 348. There were 915 offices of dentists, 45th on dentists per resident, and 255 fitness and recreational sports centers, 47th on that measure.
The Census Bureau population estimate for Mississippi was 2,943,045 on July 1, 2024, down 0.6 percent from the April 2020 base of 2,961,278 and 35th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Kansas, with 2,970,606 people, 654 salons and 44 barber shops.
BookAndGo has city pages for Jackson. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Jackson, MS metro had 71 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 69 fitness and recreational sports centers. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.
County Business Patterns counts only establishments with paid employees, so Mississippi's 1,954 is a floor: chair renters, solo therapists and trainers with no payroll sit outside it.
Ranked on beauty salons, Mississippi (10.3 per 100,000) is lowest of 51, below Alabama (14.5). On the code holding massage therapists' offices, Mississippi (11.8 per 100,000) sits between California (12.0) and Arkansas (11.5).
Mississippi on two more rates: barber shops 1.0 per 100,000 (48th; neighbors West Virginia 1.0 and South Dakota 0.9); other personal care services establishments 3.6 per 100,000 (51st; neighbors West Virginia 4.5).
County leaders for fitness and recreational sports centers were Rankin County 27, Madison County 22 and Harrison County 21; for offices of dentists, Rankin County 80, Hinds County 75 and Harrison County 69; for other personal care services, DeSoto County 12 and Madison County 11.
Under five employees: 320 of 915 dentists' offices (35 percent), 113 of 255 fitness and recreational sports centers (44 percent) and 62 of 106 other personal care services establishments (58 percent).
City pages in Mississippi
Frequently asked
How many beauty salons are there in Mississippi?
County Business Patterns 2023 counted 302 beauty salons with paid employees in Mississippi, plus 28 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.
Which Mississippi county has the most salons?
Rankin County, with 31 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 10 percent of the Mississippi total.
How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Mississippi?
255 fitness and recreational sports centers and 915 offices of dentists had paid employees in Mississippi in 2023, by County Business Patterns.
How does Mississippi rank on dentists per resident?
31.1 offices of dentists per 100,000 residents in 2023, 45th of the 50 states and DC; Tennessee is closest at 31.1.
Do clients need an account to book?
No. Clients enter their name, email and phone number when they book, with no account to create, and returning clients are recognized automatically.