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Dentists and orthodontists in the Fredericksburg, TX area

How the Fredericksburg, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #404 of 526 scored small-town markets
#21 of 35 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,181 a household
Spending per listing
$850K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,527
+6.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Fredericksburg area is 35 (lower middle), #404 of 526 scored small-town markets and #21 of 35 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Fredericksburg area spend about $13.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,181 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $850K per practice, 14% 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 the Fredericksburg area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Fredericksburg area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fredericksburg area grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Fredericksburg area 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 Fredericksburg, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFredericksburg areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.913.813.1
Spending per listing$850K$842K$984K
Households per official establishment959924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,181$1,164$1,288
Median household income$76,162$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3533

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 dentists in the Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
28,527+6.6% since 2020
Households
11,513
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,058 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$76,162+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,131
Median home value
$460,700
Jobs located here
11,821
Daytime population
27,066Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Fredericksburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mineral Wells, TX7965.3$1.9M+8.2%#27 of 526
2Corsicana, TX72126.3$1.6M+8.2%#61 of 526
3Jacksonville, TX69126.6$1.5M+5.4%#87 of 526
4Del Rio, TX6895.4$1.9M+0.5%#94 of 526
5Athens, TX63298.6$1.2M+7.5%#144 of 526
6Big Spring, TX6175.7$1.9M−12.4%#152 of 526
7Brenham, TX61127.8$1.4M+7.0%#159 of 526
8Bonham, TX581411.0$999K+9.2%#200 of 526
9Stephenville, TX56116.5$1.6M+2.8%#211 of 526
10Port Lavaca, TX5389.2$1.2M−2.3%#231 of 526
21Fredericksburg, TX351613.9$850K+6.6%#404 of 526

Other business types in the Fredericksburg area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Fredericksburg, TX area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dentists and orthodontists in the Fredericksburg area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 the Fredericksburg, TX area spend on medical and dental services?

About $13.6M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $850K 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 11,513 households in the Fredericksburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fredericksburg, TX area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Fredericksburg area has 13.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $850K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Fredericksburg area would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fredericksburg, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Fredericksburg area at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. Median household income in the Fredericksburg area is $76,162, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Fredericksburg area scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #404 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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