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Medical and dental practices in Bandera County, TX
How Bandera County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #62 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,103 a household
- Spending per listing
- $408K
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.0
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,876
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Bandera County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #62 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 medical and dental practices in Bandera County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 27.0 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,103 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Bandera County spend about $10.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $408K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Bandera County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 2,314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bandera County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bandera 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Bandera County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.0 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $408K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,314 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,103 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,813 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Bandera 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 Bandera County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,876+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,255
- Median age
- 52.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $75,813+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,127
- Median home value
- $278,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,548
- Daytime population
- 16,501Residents 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 | 87 | 65 | 37.7 | $344K | +22.6% | #22 of 2,394 |
| 2Burleson County, TX | 86 | 13 | 16.5 | $661K | +16.2% | #25 of 2,394 |
| 3Grimes County, TX | 85 | 15 | 14.6 | $720K | +16.3% | #30 of 2,394 |
| 4Waller County, TX | 85 | 36 | 19.6 | $616K | +21.9% | #31 of 2,394 |
| 5Rains County, TX | 84 | 10 | 20.6 | $525K | +11.2% | #46 of 2,394 |
| 6Bandera County, TX | 83 | 25 | 27.0 | $408K | +9.0% | #62 of 2,394 |
| 7Milam County, TX | 82 | 14 | 13.8 | $757K | +6.0% | #69 of 2,394 |
| 8Upshur County, TX | 81 | 26 | 16.7 | $616K | +8.2% | #81 of 2,394 |
| 9Gaines County, TX | 81 | 18 | 26.0 | $430K | +10.4% | #84 of 2,394 |
| 10Blanco County, TX | 81 | 21 | 40.7 | $297K | +18.6% | #92 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Bandera 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics83
- Dentists and orthodontists60
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Bandera County, TX?
Bandera County has 25 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bandera County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.2M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $408K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,255 households in Bandera County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bandera County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Bandera County has 27.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $408K, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Bandera County would have about 67, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,314 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Bandera County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bandera County at 22,876 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. Median household income in Bandera County is $75,813, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Bandera County scores 83 for medical and dental practices (high), #62 of 2,394 scored counties.
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