Health care · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Medical and dental practices in the Altus, OK area
The medical and dental practices in the Altus, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #139 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 46
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.1
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,764
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Altus area spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,023 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $217K per practice, 43% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Altus area has 46 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 47.1 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Altus area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 815 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Altus area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Altus area is 64 (upper middle), #139 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.
How the Altus area 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Altus area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.1 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $131K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 815 | 283 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,023 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,799 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 464 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Altus area, 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 the Altus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,764+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,775
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 803 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $62,799+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,958
- Median home value
- $158,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,018
- Daytime population
- 24,259Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Altus, OK | 64 | 46 | 47.1 | $217K | +0.1% | #139 of 538 |
| 2Tahlequah, OK | 62 | 88 | 47.1 | $205K | +4.5% | #151 of 538 |
| 3Shawnee, OK | 50 | 147 | 54.6 | $182K | +3.5% | #271 of 538 |
| 4Miami, OK | 48 | 66 | 55.4 | $162K | +0.7% | #291 of 538 |
| 5Durant, OK | 46 | 122 | 66.3 | $149K | +10.9% | #316 of 538 |
| 6Duncan, OK | 43 | 100 | 56.9 | $179K | +3.4% | #339 of 538 |
| 7Guymon, OK | 42 | 36 | 52.8 | $182K | −4.5% | #345 of 538 |
| 8McAlester, OK | 34 | 105 | 58.8 | $163K | −1.1% | #421 of 538 |
| 9Stillwater, OK | 34 | 242 | 74.2 | $130K | +2.8% | #426 of 538 |
| 10Weatherford, OK | 30 | 102 | 67.2 | $149K | −0.7% | #452 of 538 |
Other business types in the Altus area
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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care20
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Altus, OK area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 medical and dental practices in the Altus area. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Altus, OK area spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $217K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,775 households in the Altus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Altus, OK area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Altus area has 47.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $217K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Altus area would have about 66, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 815 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is the Altus, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Altus area at 24,764 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,775 households. The median household income in the Altus area is $62,799 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Altus area scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #139 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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