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Dentists and orthodontists in Williamson County, TX

How Williamson County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,310 of 1,886 scored counties
#80 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
459
85 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
324
+10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$343.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,360 a household
Spending per listing
$747K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
752,827
+22.3% 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 Williamson County comes to about $343.1M a year: $1,360 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $747K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Williamson County has 459 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 19%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 18.2 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Williamson County was 324 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $20.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Williamson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamson County grew 22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Williamson County is 40 (lower middle), #1,310 of 1,886 scored counties and #80 of 126 scored counties in Texas.

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.213.813.1
Spending per listing$747K$842K$984K
Households per official establishment779924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.2%+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,360$1,164$1,288
Median household income$111,340$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
294 → 324+10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,397
Annual payroll, 2023
$153M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
45985 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
349The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$20.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
752,827+22.3% since 2020
Households
252,323
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,116 sq. mi.
People per square mile
603
Median household income
$111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$140,407
Median home value
$447,000
Jobs located here
238,920
Daytime population
563,844Residents 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 Williamson 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
80Williamson County, TX4045918.2$747K+22.3%#1,310 of 1,886

Other business types in Williamson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 459 dentists and orthodontists in Williamson County. 85 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 324 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019.

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

About $343.1M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 459 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $747K 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 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 18.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $747K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Williamson County would have about 349, against 459 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 40 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,310 of 1,886 scored counties.

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