Beauty and personal care · County · Oklahoma
Barbershops in Kay County, OK
The barbershops in Kay County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,211 of 1,356 scored counties
#27 of 30 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On personal care products and services · $788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,490
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Kay County is 21 (low), #1,211 of 1,356 scored counties and #27 of 30 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 barbershops in Kay County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Kay County spend about $13.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $788 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Kay County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kay County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kay 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 | Kay County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −0.3% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $788 | $841 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,423 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Kay 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 Kay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,490−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,776
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 920 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,308
- Median home value
- $124,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,500
- Daytime population
- 42,294Residents 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 |
| 27Kay County, OK | 21 | 10 | 6.0 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,211 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Kay 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 spas38
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops21
- Nail salons19
- Spas and skin care27
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kay County, OK?
There are 10 barbershops on map listings in Kay County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Kay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.2M 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 10 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kay County, OK compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kay County has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kay County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Kay County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County scores 21 for barbershops (low), #1,211 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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