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Dentists and orthodontists in Wise County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #104 of 1,886 scored counties
#4 of 126 scored counties in Texas

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,228 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,778
+21.5% 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, Wise County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #104 of 1,886 scored counties and #4 of 126 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dentists and orthodontists.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Wise County comes to about $30.9M a year: $1,228 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per practice, 74% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Wise County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Wise County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,933 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wise County grew 21.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wise 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 Wise County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWise CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.213.813.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$842K$984K
Households per official establishment1,933924952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,228$1,164$1,288
Median household income$93,421$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 13
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Wise 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 Wise County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,778+21.5% since 2020
Households
25,135
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,388
Median home value
$304,900
Jobs located here
22,026
Daytime population
63,869Residents 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 Wise 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

Other business types in Wise County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 dentists and orthodontists in Wise County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $30.9M a year, or $1,228 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wise County has 7.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Wise County would have about 31, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,933 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Wise County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. Wise County scores 78 for dentists and orthodontists (high), #104 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Wise County

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