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Medical and dental practices in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
How the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #301 of 387 scored metro areas
#18 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 876
- 129 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 492
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.9M
- On medical and dental services · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $151K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is 37 (lower middle), #301 of 387 scored metro areas and #18 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 876 medical and dental practices in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 63.3 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area comes to about $131.9M a year: $953 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 876 medical and dental practices, that is $151K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area was 492 in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 281 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $477K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area 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 | Brownsville-Harlingen metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.3 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $151K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 281 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $953 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 492−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,761
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $323.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 268Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 876129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 865The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $477K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, 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 the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 908 | 51.1 | $207K | +7.2% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 71 | 369 | 57.2 | $191K | +5.0% | #51 of 387 |
| 3Eagle Pass, TX | 65 | 78 | 43.1 | $215K | +1.7% | #76 of 387 |
| 4San Angelo, TX | 63 | 241 | 50.9 | $207K | +0.3% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Midland, TX | 62 | 497 | 71.4 | $176K | +9.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 6College Station-Bryan, TX | 57 | 705 | 66.7 | $157K | +6.9% | #135 of 387 |
| 7Laredo, TX | 56 | 498 | 61.2 | $166K | +5.2% | #140 of 387 |
| 8Waco, TX | 54 | 771 | 69.3 | $153K | +4.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 48 | 9,720 | 98.2 | $133K | +14.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 10Longview, TX | 44 | 817 | 75.5 | $138K | +3.8% | #241 of 387 |
| 18Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 37 | 876 | 63.3 | $151K | +3.0% | #301 of 387 |
Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 876 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 129 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 492 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. Official counts list 268 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $131.9M a year, or $953 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 876 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $151K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 63.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $151K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 865, against 876 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 281 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 37 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #301 of 387 scored metro areas.
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