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Medical and dental practices in Guadalupe County, TX

The medical and dental practices in Guadalupe County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #555 of 2,394 scored counties
#49 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
357
72 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
137
+2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
Spending per listing
$223K
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
54.6
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,111
+15.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 357 medical and dental practices in Guadalupe County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 54.6 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Guadalupe County spend about $79.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,216 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $223K per practice, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Guadalupe County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 478 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Guadalupe County.

Population estimates show Guadalupe County grew 15.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Guadalupe County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #555 of 2,394 scored counties and #49 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Guadalupe 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Guadalupe County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGuadalupe CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households54.682.684.5
Spending per listing$223K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment478252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.2%+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,216$1,164$1,288
Median household income$92,375$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
134 → 137+2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,226
Annual payroll, 2023
$76.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
120Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
35772 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
522The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$7.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,111+15.8% since 2020
Households
65,424
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
258
Median household income
$92,375+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,083
Median home value
$304,400
Jobs located here
49,144
Daytime population
142,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Texas, with Guadalupe County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX876537.7$344K+22.6%#22 of 2,394
2Burleson County, TX861316.5$661K+16.2%#25 of 2,394
3Grimes County, TX851514.6$720K+16.3%#30 of 2,394
4Waller County, TX853619.6$616K+21.9%#31 of 2,394
5Rains County, TX841020.6$525K+11.2%#46 of 2,394
6Bandera County, TX832527.0$408K+9.0%#62 of 2,394
7Milam County, TX821413.8$757K+6.0%#69 of 2,394
8Upshur County, TX812616.7$616K+8.2%#81 of 2,394
9Gaines County, TX811826.0$430K+10.4%#84 of 2,394
10Blanco County, TX812140.7$297K+18.6%#92 of 2,394
49Guadalupe County, TX6535754.6$223K+15.8%#555 of 2,394

Other business types in Guadalupe County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Guadalupe County, TX?

Guadalupe County has 357 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 72 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Guadalupe County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $79.5M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 357 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $223K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,424 households in Guadalupe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guadalupe County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Guadalupe County has 54.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $223K, 46% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Guadalupe County would have about 522, against 357 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Guadalupe County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Guadalupe County at 201,111 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,424 households. Median household income in Guadalupe County is $92,375, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Guadalupe County scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #555 of 2,394 scored counties.

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