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Dentists and orthodontists in Pontotoc County, OK
The dentists and orthodontists in Pontotoc County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,550 of 1,886 scored counties
#27 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $955K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,528
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Pontotoc County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,550 of 1,886 scored counties and #27 of 42 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pontotoc County comes to about $15.3M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $955K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Pontotoc County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Pontotoc County in 2023. That is one for every 1,261 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Pontotoc County. Population estimates show Pontotoc County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 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 | Pontotoc County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $955K | $922K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,261 | 1,138 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,017 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists 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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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Pontotoc 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 |
| 27Pontotoc County, OK | 33 | 16 | 10.6 | $955K | +1.2% | #1,550 of 1,886 |
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
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Pontotoc County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dentists and orthodontists in Pontotoc County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Pontotoc County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $955K 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 15,134 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, OK compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Pontotoc County has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $955K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,261 households, against one for every 952 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 33 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,550 of 1,886 scored counties.
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