Beauty and personal care · County · Oklahoma
Barbershops in Cherokee County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Cherokee County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #802 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 30 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,196
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $762 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $14.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 7 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 7 barbershops on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Cherokee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Cherokee County is 46 (lower middle), #802 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 30 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Cherokee County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 26,040 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $762 | $841 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,218 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 43 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 barber shops in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,196+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,698
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 749 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $53,218+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,290
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,276
- Daytime population
- 42,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 85 | 5 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +14.6% | #33 of 1,356 |
| 2Canadian County, OK | 80 | 20 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +20.4% | #76 of 1,356 |
| 3Grady County, OK | 77 | 5 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +7.7% | #100 of 1,356 |
| 4McClain County, OK | 75 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +18.4% | #140 of 1,356 |
| 5Rogers County, OK | 73 | 12 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #167 of 1,356 |
| 6Creek County, OK | 70 | 5 | 1.8 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #217 of 1,356 |
| 7Cleveland County, OK | 61 | 41 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #423 of 1,356 |
| 8Osage County, OK | 58 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #480 of 1,356 |
| 9Delaware County, OK | 57 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #517 of 1,356 |
| 10Pottawatomie County, OK | 48 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #747 of 1,356 |
| 13Cherokee County, OK | 46 | 7 | 3.7 | $2M | +4.5% | #802 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 spas43
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Cherokee County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 barbershops in Cherokee County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, OK spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $762 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,698 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, OK compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Cherokee County has 3.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Cherokee County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 49,196 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,698 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,218 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Cherokee County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #802 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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