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Medical and dental practices in Ector County, TX
How Ector 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,139 of 2,394 scored counties
#88 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 369
- 47 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $191K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,091 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Ector County spend about $70.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $191K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Ector County has 369 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ector County in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ector County.
Population estimates show Ector County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Ector County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,139 of 2,394 scored counties and #88 of 160 scored counties in Texas.
How Ector 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.2 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $191K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 422 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,091 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 153−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $173.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36947 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 462The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents 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 |
| 88Ector County, TX | 51 | 369 | 57.2 | $191K | +5.0% | #1,139 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Ector 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Ector County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 369 medical and dental practices in Ector County. 47 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $70.5M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 369 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $191K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Ector County has 57.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $191K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ector County would have about 462, against 369 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Ector County scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,139 of 2,394 scored counties.
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