# Garvin County, Oklahoma: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy

Home to Pauls Valley, Lindsay and Wynnewood

Garvin County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Garvin County is home to Pauls Valley, Lindsay, Wynnewood and Stratford. Next door, Stephens County has 458 MW of planned generation. Construction employs 613, down 9.5% since 2019. Unemployment was 4.3% in August 2026, against 3.3% in 2019. Employers here counted 9,434 jobs in 2025, down 4.7% from 2019.

-4.7%
total jobs since 2019, now 9,434

-3.8%
electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 128

11.78¢
per kWh for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co residential customers, 2024

## Cities and towns in Garvin County

Garvin County is home to Pauls Valley, Lindsay, Wynnewood and Stratford.

Pauls Valley6,157 residents
Lindsay2,929 residents
Wynnewood1,957 residents
Stratford1,437 residents
Maysville1,094 residents
Elmore City766 residents
Paoli593 residents
Katie347 residents
Foster252 residents

Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Hennepin.

Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities.

## What changed in Garvin County

| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 25,648 | 26,377 | ▲ 2.8% | 34th of 77 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 9,901 | 9,434 | ▼ 4.7% | 54th of 77 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $47,775 | $58,532 | ▲ 22.5% | — |
| Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 677 | 613 | ▼ 9.5% | 41st of 48 by growth |
| Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 133 | 128 | ▼ 3.8% | — |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.3% | 4.3% | ▲ 1.0pts | — |

Electrical contractors employ 128, down 3.8% since 2019 against up 8.3% statewide, at an average $85,390 a year. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Garvin County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.78¢/kWh in 2024, below the 12.53¢ median for Oklahoma utilities. 26,377 people live here, up 2.8% since 2020.

## Who powers Garvin County

### Utilities with service territory in Garvin County

| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 710,123 | 11.78¢ | 44% |
| People's Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,728 | 12.53¢ | 28% |
| Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK) | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,047 | 11.35¢ | 50% |
| City of Lindsay - (OK) | — | — | — | — | — |
| City of Wynnewood - (OK) | — | — | — | — | — |

Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers.

No operating power plant is located in Garvin County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere.

## The Garvin County labor market

| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 9,434 | $58,532 | 1.00 |
| Construction | 613 | $78,752 | 1.23 |
| Electrical contractors | 128 | $85,390 | 1.88 |

Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out.

## Data centers and local rules in Garvin County

No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Garvin County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures on record statewide.

## Garvin County and its neighbors

Of the 6 counties that border Garvin County, Stephens County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined.

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| County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garvin County | 26,377 | ▼ 4.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Carter County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/carter-county) | 48,910 | ▲ 0.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Grady County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/grady-county) | 59,128 | ▲ 4.0% | 486 MW | 250 MW | — | — |
| McClain County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcclain-county) | 49,647 | ▲ 31.2% | 551 MW | — | — | — |
| Murray County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/murray-county) | 13,805 | ▼ 13.8% | 512 MW | — | — | — |
| Pontotoc County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pontotoc-county) | 38,528 | ▲ 7.8% | 152 MW | — | — | — |
| Stephens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/stephens-county) | 44,310 | ▲ 0.7% | 250 MW | 458 MW | — | — |

## More of Oklahoma

[All Oklahoma countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma)[Grady County59,128 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/grady-county)[McClain County49,647 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/mcclain-county)[Carter County48,910 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/carter-county)[Stephens County44,310 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/stephens-county)[Pontotoc County38,528 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/pontotoc-county)

## Garvin County, answered from the record

### Who provides electricity in Garvin County, Oklahoma?

5 utilities have service territory in Garvin County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, People's Electric Cooperative, Rural Electric Coop, Inc - (OK), City of Lindsay - (OK). The largest, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 11.78¢/kWh on average in 2024.

### Are there data centers in Garvin County?

The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Garvin County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Stephens County.

### Is Garvin County adding jobs?

Employers counted 9,434 jobs in 2025 against 9,901 in 2019 (-4.7%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 677 to 613.

### Does Garvin County have a data center moratorium?

No county-level measure is on record for Garvin County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.

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