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Medical and dental practices in Garfield County, OK

The medical and dental practices in Garfield County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,318 of 2,394 scored counties
#51 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
251
26 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
76
−17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,029 a household
Spending per listing
$98K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
105.1
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,779
−1.5% 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 medical and dental practices, Garfield County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,318 of 2,394 scored counties and #51 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Garfield County spend about $24.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,029 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $98K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 36% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 251 medical and dental practices on map listings in Garfield County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 105.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Garfield County in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garfield County declined 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 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Garfield County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureGarfield CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households105.180.284.5
Spending per listing$98K$131K$152K
Households per official establishment314283270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.4%+0.9%+1.5%
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 score1830

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 76−17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
429
Annual payroll, 2023
$25M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25126 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
161The 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 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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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Garfield County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Logan County, OK843620.2$584K+11.5%#43 of 2,394
2Wagoner County, OK818326.5$428K+14.6%#85 of 2,394
3Grady County, OK726430.9$355K+7.7%#281 of 2,394
4Lincoln County, OK724232.0$312K+5.3%#289 of 2,394
5Osage County, OK705028.8$363K+2.2%#337 of 2,394
6Marshall County, OK662440.1$243K+6.0%#502 of 2,394
7Sequoyah County, OK634629.8$313K+4.1%#611 of 2,394
8Pawnee County, OK632032.7$303K+3.1%#612 of 2,394
9Creek County, OK6210436.8$276K+4.4%#656 of 2,394
10Washita County, OK61512.1$820K−0.2%#684 of 2,394
51Garfield County, OK18251105.1$98K−1.5%#2,318 of 2,394

Other business types in Garfield County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Garfield County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 251 medical and dental practices in Garfield County. 26 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 251 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $98K per practice. 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 medical and dental practices?

Garfield County has 105.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $98K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Garfield County would have about 161, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% 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 18 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,318 of 2,394 scored counties.

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