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Dentists and orthodontists in Custer County, OK
How Custer County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,842 of 1,886 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $857K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,175
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For dentists and orthodontists, Custer County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,842 of 1,886 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Custer County spend about $11.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,008 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $857K per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Custer County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Custer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Custer County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $857K | $922K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 789 | 1,138 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,008 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,738 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 offices of dentists in Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,175−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,044
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 989 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $59,738+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,426
- Median home value
- $181,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,641
- Daytime population
- 29,671Residents 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 | 16 | 5.1 | $2.2M | +14.6% | #24 of 1,886 |
| 2Logan County, OK | 84 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +11.5% | #28 of 1,886 |
| 3Osage County, OK | 75 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #138 of 1,886 |
| 4Le Flore County, OK | 73 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #190 of 1,886 |
| 5Grady County, OK | 71 | 12 | 5.8 | $1.9M | +7.7% | #238 of 1,886 |
| 6Lincoln County, OK | 71 | 8 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +5.3% | #245 of 1,886 |
| 7Bryan County, OK | 70 | 9 | 4.9 | $2M | +10.9% | #261 of 1,886 |
| 8Creek County, OK | 69 | 15 | 5.3 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #285 of 1,886 |
| 9Delaware County, OK | 66 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +3.8% | #384 of 1,886 |
| 10Mayes County, OK | 65 | 10 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #410 of 1,886 |
| 41Custer County, OK | 16 | 13 | 11.8 | $857K | −1.0% | #1,842 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Custer 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics17
- Dentists and orthodontists16
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors19
- Physical therapy11
- Optometrists and eye care10
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Custer County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 dentists and orthodontists in Custer County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Custer County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $857K per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,044 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, OK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Custer County has 11.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $857K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Custer County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 28,175 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,044 households. Median household income in Custer County is $59,738, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Custer County scores 16 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,842 of 1,886 scored counties.
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