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Medical and dental practices in Harris County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Harris County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,993 of 2,394 scored counties
#135 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 15,769
- 2,016 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7,817
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $129K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 89.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Harris County is 33 (lower middle), #1,993 of 2,394 scored counties and #135 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Harris County comes to about $2B a year: $1,154 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15,769 medical and dental practices, that is $129K per practice, 16% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 15,769 medical and dental practices on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. 2,016 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 89.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 7,817 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 225 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 103 SBA-backed loans worth $88.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Harris County. Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 89.7 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $129K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 225 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,154 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7,565 → 7,817+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 67,469
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,205Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15,7692,016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13,293The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 103
- Amount
- $88.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents 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 |
| 135Harris County, TX | 33 | 15,769 | 89.7 | $129K | +6.6% | #1,993 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Harris 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy72
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Harris County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15,769 medical and dental practices in Harris County. 2,016 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7,817 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Another 5,205 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $2B a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15,769 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $129K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Harris County has 89.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $129K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Harris County would have about 13,293, against 15,769 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 225 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 33 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,993 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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