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Nail salons in Oklahoma County, OK

How Oklahoma County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #918 of 1,328 scored counties
#11 of 29 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
272
77 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
38
+46.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$283.4M
On personal care products and services · $864 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
822,125
+3.0% since 2020

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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

At $864 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Oklahoma County spend about $283.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1M per salon, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.

Oklahoma County has 272 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Oklahoma County classed as nail salons, up 46.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,634 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 1,241 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $760K have gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Oklahoma County.

Population estimates show Oklahoma County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Oklahoma County is 42 (lower middle), #918 of 1,328 scored counties and #11 of 29 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Oklahoma 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 nail salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Nail salons in Oklahoma County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.96.0
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$1.7M
Households per official establishment8,6348,2673,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+46.2%+50.0%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$864$841$1,005
Median household income$66,679$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4242

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 38+46.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,241Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
27277 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$760K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County

Population, 2025 estimate
822,125+3.0% since 2020
Households
328,101
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,137
Median household income
$66,679+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,887
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
484,332
Daytime population
954,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for nail salons, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Oklahoma County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK79103.2$2.9M+14.6%#55 of 1,328
2Rogers County, OK67164.4$2.1M+7.1%#217 of 1,328
3Canadian County, OK61467.9$1.2M+20.4%#386 of 1,328
4Grady County, OK58104.8$1.8M+7.7%#461 of 1,328
5McClain County, OK54116.7$1.4M+18.4%#574 of 1,328
6Mayes County, OK5263.9$2M+3.5%#617 of 1,328
7Stephens County, OK5274.0$2M+3.4%#618 of 1,328
8Cleveland County, OK52796.8$1.3M+2.6%#642 of 1,328
9Pottawatomie County, OK49114.1$1.9M+3.5%#728 of 1,328
10Pontotoc County, OK4664.0$2M+1.2%#795 of 1,328
11Oklahoma County, OK422728.3$1M+3.0%#918 of 1,328

Other business types in Oklahoma County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many nail salons are in Oklahoma County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 272 nail salons in Oklahoma County. 77 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023, up 46.2% from 2019. Official counts list 1,241 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Oklahoma County, OK spend on personal care products and services?

About $283.4M a year, or $864 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 272 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 328,101 households in Oklahoma County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oklahoma County, OK compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Oklahoma County has 8.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Oklahoma County would have about 170, against 272 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,634 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Oklahoma County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Oklahoma County at 822,125 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 328,101 households. Median household income in Oklahoma County is $66,679, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Oklahoma County scores 42 for nail salons (lower middle), #918 of 1,328 scored counties.

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