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Dentists and orthodontists in Panola County, TX
The dentists and orthodontists in Panola County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #854 of 1,886 scored counties
#51 of 126 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,018
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Panola County comes to about $9.5M a year: $1,066 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 38% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Panola County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Panola County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Panola County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Panola County is 52 (upper middle), #854 of 1,886 scored counties and #51 of 126 scored counties in Texas.
How Panola 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.
| Measure | Panola County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $842K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 924 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,066 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,894 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Panola 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 Panola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,018+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,898
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $64,894+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,837
- Median home value
- $158,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,678
- Daytime population
- 21,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 91 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +22.6% | #5 of 1,886 |
| 2Upshur County, TX | 80 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #68 of 1,886 |
| 3Aransas County, TX | 78 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +9.3% | #94 of 1,886 |
| 4Wise County, TX | 78 | 18 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +21.5% | #104 of 1,886 |
| 5Caldwell County, TX | 77 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +20.0% | #118 of 1,886 |
| 6Milam County, TX | 76 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +6.0% | #126 of 1,886 |
| 7Polk County, TX | 75 | 9 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +5.9% | #145 of 1,886 |
| 8Hill County, TX | 75 | 7 | 5.1 | $2M | +9.8% | #150 of 1,886 |
| 9Llano County, TX | 75 | 6 | 5.6 | $2M | +9.5% | #151 of 1,886 |
| 10Palo Pinto County, TX | 75 | 6 | 5.3 | $1.9M | +8.2% | #152 of 1,886 |
| 51Panola County, TX | 52 | 7 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #854 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Panola 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Panola County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in Panola County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Panola County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Panola County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.5M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 8,898 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Panola County, TX compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Panola County has 7.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Panola County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Panola County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Panola County at 23,018 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,898 households. Median household income in Panola County is $64,894, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Panola County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #854 of 1,886 scored counties.
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