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Medical and dental practices in Gaines County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Gaines County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #84 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 69% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,956
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Gaines County is 81 (high), #84 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 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 18 medical and dental practices in Gaines County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Gaines County comes to about $7.7M a year: $1,118 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $430K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.8 times 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 Gaines County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 990 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Gaines County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gaines 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 | Gaines County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 990 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,118 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,132 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $989K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,956+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,929
- Median age
- 28.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $74,132+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,123
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,333
- Daytime population
- 21,202Residents 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 Gaines 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Gaines County, TX?
Gaines County has 18 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gaines County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.7M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $430K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,929 households in Gaines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaines County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Gaines County has 26.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $430K, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Gaines County would have about 51, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 990 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaines County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gaines County at 23,956 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,929 households. Median household income in Gaines County is $74,132, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Gaines County scores 81 for medical and dental practices (high), #84 of 2,394 scored counties.
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