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Dentists and orthodontists in El Paso County, TX

The dentists and orthodontists in El Paso County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,362 of 1,886 scored counties
#86 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
296
44 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
203
+7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$299.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
877,858
+1.3% 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

Households in El Paso County spend about $299.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,001 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 296 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1M per practice, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 296 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 44 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 203 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as offices of dentists, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,476 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in El Paso County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). El Paso County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,362 of 1,886 scored counties and #86 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How El Paso County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 El Paso County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureEl Paso CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.913.813.1
Spending per listing$1M$842K$984K
Households per official establishment1,476924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.4%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,001$1,164$1,288
Median household income$59,806$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
189 → 203+7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,929
Annual payroll, 2023
$96.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
29644 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
305The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$6.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in El Paso 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 El Paso County

Population, 2025 estimate
877,858+1.3% since 2020
Households
299,637
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
859
Median household income
$59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,845
Median home value
$180,400
Jobs located here
347,266
Daytime population
864,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Texas, with El Paso County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX9184.6$2.8M+22.6%#5 of 1,886
2Upshur County, TX8074.5$2.3M+8.2%#68 of 1,886
3Aransas County, TX7864.8$2.3M+9.3%#94 of 1,886
4Wise County, TX78187.2$1.7M+21.5%#104 of 1,886
5Caldwell County, TX77116.6$1.6M+20.0%#118 of 1,886
6Milam County, TX7654.9$2.1M+6.0%#126 of 1,886
7Polk County, TX7594.6$2.2M+5.9%#145 of 1,886
8Hill County, TX7575.1$2M+9.8%#150 of 1,886
9Llano County, TX7565.6$2M+9.5%#151 of 1,886
10Palo Pinto County, TX7565.3$1.9M+8.2%#152 of 1,886
86El Paso County, TX382969.9$1M+1.3%#1,362 of 1,886

Other business types in El Paso County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in El Paso County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 296 dentists and orthodontists in El Paso County. 44 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.

How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $299.9M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 296 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.

How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

El Paso County has 9.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, El Paso County would have about 305, against 296 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,476 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?

Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 38 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,362 of 1,886 scored counties.

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