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Dentists and orthodontists in Garfield County, OK
How Garfield 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 #1,848 of 1,886 scored counties
#42 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 35
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $702K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,779
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Garfield County is 16 (low), #1,848 of 1,886 scored counties and #42 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 dentists and orthodontists in Garfield County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 14.6 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Garfield County comes to about $24.6M a year: $1,029 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $702K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Garfield County was 23 in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,039 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Garfield County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garfield 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 | Garfield County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $702K | $922K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,039 | 1,138 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,029 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,182 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 23−8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,779−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 23,893
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,059 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $66,182+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,573
- Median home value
- $160,100
- Jobs located here
- 22,644
- Daytime population
- 60,313Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Garfield County marked.
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 |
| 42Garfield County, OK | 16 | 35 | 14.6 | $702K | −1.5% | #1,848 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Garfield 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists16
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Garfield County, OK?
Garfield County has 35 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Garfield County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.6M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $702K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,893 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garfield County, OK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Garfield County has 14.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $702K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Garfield County would have about 25, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,039 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Garfield County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Garfield County at 61,779 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,893 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $66,182 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Garfield County scores 16 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #1,848 of 1,886 scored counties.
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