Groceries and convenience · County · Oklahoma
Grocery stores in Pontotoc County, OK
How Pontotoc County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #936 of 2,070 scored counties
#24 of 41 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.8M
- On groceries · $5,667 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,528
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Pontotoc County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Pontotoc County spend about $85.8M a year on groceries, or $5,667 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $9.5M per store, 3% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Pontotoc County in 2023. That is one for every 2,522 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Pontotoc County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Pontotoc County is 52 (upper middle), #936 of 2,070 scored counties and #24 of 41 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Pontotoc County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores 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 | Pontotoc County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $10.6M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,522 | 3,131 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,667 | $5,787 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,017 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,528+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $63,017+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,010
- Median home value
- $175,400
- Jobs located here
- 20,048
- Daytime population
- 41,723Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canadian County, OK | 95 | 19 | 3.3 | $19.3M | +20.4% | #12 of 2,070 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 94 | 8 | 2.5 | $24.1M | +14.6% | #19 of 2,070 |
| 3McClain County, OK | 91 | 6 | 3.7 | $17M | +18.4% | #44 of 2,070 |
| 4Rogers County, OK | 90 | 12 | 3.3 | $18.8M | +7.1% | #51 of 2,070 |
| 5Logan County, OK | 90 | 7 | 3.9 | $15.9M | +11.5% | #52 of 2,070 |
| 6Grady County, OK | 83 | 9 | 4.4 | $13.8M | +7.7% | #135 of 2,070 |
| 7Cleveland County, OK | 82 | 38 | 3.3 | $18.6M | +2.6% | #146 of 2,070 |
| 8Creek County, OK | 80 | 11 | 3.9 | $14.6M | +4.4% | #185 of 2,070 |
| 9Pottawatomie County, OK | 77 | 10 | 3.7 | $15M | +3.5% | #241 of 2,070 |
| 10Bryan County, OK | 75 | 9 | 4.9 | $11.3M | +10.9% | #299 of 2,070 |
| 24Pontotoc County, OK | 52 | 9 | 5.9 | $9.5M | +1.2% | #936 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Pontotoc County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores52
- Convenience stores42
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Pontotoc County, OK?
There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, OK spend on groceries?
About $85.8M a year, or $5,667 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,134 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, OK compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Pontotoc County has 5.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.5M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,522 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 38,528 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,134 households. Median household income in Pontotoc County is $63,017, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Pontotoc County scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #936 of 2,070 scored counties.
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