Beauty and personal care · County · Oklahoma
Salons, barbers and spas in Pontotoc County, OK
How Pontotoc County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,815 of 2,385 scored counties
#33 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 59
- 11 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On personal care products and services · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,528
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Pontotoc County is 38 (lower middle), #1,815 of 2,385 scored counties and #33 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 salons, barbers and spas in Pontotoc County. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 39.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $809 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Pontotoc County spend about $12.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $207K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pontotoc County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pontotoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | 39.0 | 45.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $185K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,513 | 1,313 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $809 | $841 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,017 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $566K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 146Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 personal care services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 85 | 62 | 19.8 | $464K | +14.6% | #33 of 2,385 |
| 2Logan County, OK | 85 | 37 | 20.7 | $459K | +11.5% | #34 of 2,385 |
| 3Lincoln County, OK | 78 | 23 | 17.5 | $460K | +5.3% | #105 of 2,385 |
| 4Osage County, OK | 75 | 28 | 16.1 | $518K | +2.2% | #163 of 2,385 |
| 5Grady County, OK | 73 | 60 | 29.0 | $305K | +7.7% | #218 of 2,385 |
| 6Love County, OK | 72 | 8 | 20.5 | $405K | +6.1% | #228 of 2,385 |
| 7Rogers County, OK | 71 | 100 | 27.3 | $339K | +7.1% | #261 of 2,385 |
| 8Creek County, OK | 71 | 70 | 24.8 | $330K | +4.4% | #265 of 2,385 |
| 9Pawnee County, OK | 68 | 9 | 14.7 | $535K | +3.1% | #328 of 2,385 |
| 10McClain County, OK | 68 | 65 | 39.6 | $237K | +18.4% | #360 of 2,385 |
| 33Pontotoc County, OK | 38 | 59 | 39.0 | $207K | +1.2% | #1,815 of 2,385 |
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
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas38
- Hair salons31
- Barbershops
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Pontotoc County, OK?
There are 59 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 146 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, OK spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.2M a year, or $809 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. 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 salons, barbers and spas?
Pontotoc County has 39.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $207K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 58, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 804 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 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,815 of 2,385 scored counties.
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