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Medical and dental practices in Woodward County, OK
How Woodward County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,330 of 2,394 scored counties
#52 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 68
- 12 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $118K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.8
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,827
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Woodward County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,330 of 2,394 scored counties and #52 of 56 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Woodward County spend about $8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,014 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $118K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Woodward County has 68 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 85.8 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Woodward County was 27 in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Woodward County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Woodward 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.
| Measure | Woodward County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.8 | 80.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $118K | $131K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 294 | 283 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,014 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,417 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 27−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Woodward 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 Woodward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,827−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,925
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,243 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $61,417+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,705
- Median home value
- $169,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,020
- Daytime population
- 19,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Logan County, OK | 84 | 36 | 20.2 | $584K | +11.5% | #43 of 2,394 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 81 | 83 | 26.5 | $428K | +14.6% | #85 of 2,394 |
| 3Grady County, OK | 72 | 64 | 30.9 | $355K | +7.7% | #281 of 2,394 |
| 4Lincoln County, OK | 72 | 42 | 32.0 | $312K | +5.3% | #289 of 2,394 |
| 5Osage County, OK | 70 | 50 | 28.8 | $363K | +2.2% | #337 of 2,394 |
| 6Marshall County, OK | 66 | 24 | 40.1 | $243K | +6.0% | #502 of 2,394 |
| 7Sequoyah County, OK | 63 | 46 | 29.8 | $313K | +4.1% | #611 of 2,394 |
| 8Pawnee County, OK | 63 | 20 | 32.7 | $303K | +3.1% | #612 of 2,394 |
| 9Creek County, OK | 62 | 104 | 36.8 | $276K | +4.4% | #656 of 2,394 |
| 10Washita County, OK | 61 | 5 | 12.1 | $820K | −0.2% | #684 of 2,394 |
| 52Woodward County, OK | 17 | 68 | 85.8 | $118K | −2.8% | #2,330 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Woodward 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 clinics17
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics21
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy8
- Optometrists and eye care7
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Woodward County, OK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 medical and dental practices in Woodward County. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Woodward County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $8M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $118K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,925 households in Woodward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodward County, OK compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Woodward County has 85.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $118K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Woodward County would have about 53, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 294 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Woodward County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Woodward County at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. The median household income in Woodward County is $61,417 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 2.1% 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. Woodward County scores 17 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,330 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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