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Dentists and orthodontists in Tom Green County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Tom Green County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,396 of 1,886 scored counties
#89 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
43
6 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
40
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,051 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,602
+0.4% 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 Tom Green County comes to about $49.1M a year: $1,051 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Tom Green County has 43 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Tom Green County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,169 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Tom Green County.

Population estimates show Tom Green County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Tom Green County is 37 (lower middle), #1,396 of 1,886 scored counties and #89 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Tom Green 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 Tom Green County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTom Green CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.213.813.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$842K$984K
Households per official establishment1,169924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,051$1,164$1,288
Median household income$68,370$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 40−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
315
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
436 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$6.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
120,602+0.4% since 2020
Households
46,756
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$68,370+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,590
Median home value
$197,000
Jobs located here
47,889
Daytime population
118,619Residents 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 Tom Green 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
89Tom Green County, TX37439.2$1.1M+0.4%#1,396 of 1,886

Other business types in Tom Green County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Tom Green County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 dentists and orthodontists in Tom Green County. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.

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

About $49.1M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 46,756 households in Tom Green County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tom Green County has 9.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Tom Green County would have about 50, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Tom Green County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tom Green County at 120,602 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,756 households. Median household income in Tom Green County is $68,370, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. 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. Tom Green County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,396 of 1,886 scored counties.

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