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Dentists and orthodontists in Payne County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Payne County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,758 of 1,886 scored counties
#36 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
40
4 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
30
+3.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$31.5M
On medical and dental services · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$787K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,889
+2.8% 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

For dentists and orthodontists, Payne County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,758 of 1,886 scored counties and #36 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 40 dentists and orthodontists in Payne County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $966 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Payne County spend about $31.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $787K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 20% 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.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Payne County in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,087 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Payne County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Payne 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Payne County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasurePayne CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.311.413.1
Spending per listing$787K$922K$984K
Households per official establishment1,0871,138952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.5%−2.7%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$966$1,049$1,288
Median household income$49,809$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 30+3.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
202
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
404 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Payne 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 Payne County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,889+2.8% since 2020
Households
32,609
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,380
Median home value
$223,300
Jobs located here
35,589
Daytime population
83,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Payne County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK85165.1$2.2M+14.6%#24 of 1,886
2Logan County, OK8463.4$3.5M+11.5%#28 of 1,886
3Osage County, OK7552.9$3.6M+2.2%#138 of 1,886
4Le Flore County, OK7373.9$2.4M+4.1%#190 of 1,886
5Grady County, OK71125.8$1.9M+7.7%#238 of 1,886
6Lincoln County, OK7186.1$1.6M+5.3%#245 of 1,886
7Bryan County, OK7094.9$2M+10.9%#261 of 1,886
8Creek County, OK69155.3$1.9M+4.4%#285 of 1,886
9Delaware County, OK66116.4$1.5M+3.8%#384 of 1,886
10Mayes County, OK65106.5$1.5M+3.5%#410 of 1,886
36Payne County, OK254012.3$787K+2.8%#1,758 of 1,886

Other business types in Payne County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Payne County, OK?

Payne County has 40 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Payne County, OK spend on medical and dental services?

About $31.5M a year, or $966 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $787K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,609 households in Payne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Payne County, OK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Payne County has 12.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $787K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Payne County would have about 32, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,087 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Payne County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Payne County at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in Payne County is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Payne County scores 25 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,758 of 1,886 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Payne County

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