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Dentists and orthodontists in the Mineral Wells, TX area

How the Mineral Wells, 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 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #27 of 526 scored small-town markets
#1 of 35 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,038 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,791
+8.2% 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 dentists and orthodontists, the Mineral Wells area has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #27 of 526 scored small-town markets and #1 of 35 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for dentists and orthodontists.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dentists and orthodontists in the Mineral Wells area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,038 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Mineral Wells area spend about $11.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 98% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Mineral Wells area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,247 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Mineral Wells area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMineral Wells areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.313.813.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$842K$984K
Households per official establishment2,247924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,038$1,164$1,288
Median household income$67,674$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7933

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells area

Population, 2025 estimate
30,791+8.2% since 2020
Households
11,234
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
953 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$67,674+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,412
Median home value
$198,000
Jobs located here
7,485
Daytime population
26,246Residents 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 Mineral Wells 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

Other business types in the Mineral Wells area

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

Questions

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

There are 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Mineral Wells area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in the Mineral Wells, TX area spend on medical and dental services?

About $11.7M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,234 households in the Mineral Wells area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Mineral Wells area has 5.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Mineral Wells area would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,247 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Mineral Wells, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Mineral Wells area at 30,791 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,234 households. The median household income in the Mineral Wells area is $67,674 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.9% 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. 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 Mineral Wells area scores 79 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #27 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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