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Dentists and orthodontists in Midland County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #952 of 1,886 scored counties
#57 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
90
15 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
55
+3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$85.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,259 a household
Spending per listing
$947K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,855
+10.0% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Midland County comes to about $85.2M a year: $1,259 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $947K per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 90 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Midland County classed as offices of dentists, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,230 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Midland County.

Population estimates show Midland County grew 10.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Midland County is 50 (upper middle), #952 of 1,886 scored counties and #57 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Midland 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 Midland County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.313.813.1
Spending per listing$947K$842K$984K
Households per official establishment1,230924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.8%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,259$1,164$1,288
Median household income$92,874$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 55+3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
464
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
187,855+10.0% since 2020
Households
67,651
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
194
Median household income
$92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,248
Median home value
$312,700
Jobs located here
117,352
Daytime population
208,899Residents 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 Midland 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
57Midland County, TX509013.3$947K+10.0%#952 of 1,886

Other business types in Midland County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Midland County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 90 dentists and orthodontists in Midland County. 15 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019.

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

About $85.2M a year, or $1,259 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $947K 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 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 13.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $947K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Midland County would have about 87, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,230 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 50 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #952 of 1,886 scored counties.

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