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Medical and dental practices in Gonzales County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Gonzales County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #582 of 2,394 scored counties
#51 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On medical and dental services · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $274K
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,159
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Gonzales County comes to about $7.7M a year: $968 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 medical and dental practices, that is $274K per practice, 80% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 28 medical and dental practices on map listings in Gonzales County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 35.3 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Gonzales County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,982 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gonzales County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Gonzales County is 64 (upper middle), #582 of 2,394 scored counties and #51 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gonzales 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 | Gonzales County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $274K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,982 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $968 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,672 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $760K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,159+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,926
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $58,672+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,588
- Median home value
- $159,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,995
- Daytime population
- 17,515Residents 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 |
| 51Gonzales County, TX | 64 | 28 | 35.3 | $274K | +2.5% | #582 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Gonzales 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- 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 Gonzales County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 medical and dental practices in Gonzales County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gonzales County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.7M a year, or $968 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $274K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,926 households in Gonzales County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gonzales County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Gonzales County has 35.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $274K, 80% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Gonzales County would have about 50, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,982 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Gonzales County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gonzales County at 20,159 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,926 households. The median household income in Gonzales County is $58,672 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Gonzales County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #582 of 2,394 scored counties.
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