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Medical and dental practices in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
How the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #250 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 22,754
- 3,030 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11,506
- +6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,201 a household
- Spending per listing
- $140K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 85.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,904,627
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area comes to about $3.2B a year: $1,201 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $140K per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 22,754 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 85.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 11,506 businesses with payroll in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 231 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 8,226 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 179 SBA-backed loans worth $154.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area.
Population estimates show the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #250 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area 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 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 85.5 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $140K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 231 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.9% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,201 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,168 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11,506+6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 93,444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8,226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22,7543,030 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20,957The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 179
- Amount
- $154.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area, 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 the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,904,627+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,661,739
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 8,839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 842
- Median household income
- $82,168
- Average household income
- $117,837
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,347,878
- Daytime population
- 7,510,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 908 | 51.1 | $207K | +7.2% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 71 | 369 | 57.2 | $191K | +5.0% | #51 of 387 |
| 3Eagle Pass, TX | 65 | 78 | 43.1 | $215K | +1.7% | #76 of 387 |
| 4San Angelo, TX | 63 | 241 | 50.9 | $207K | +0.3% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Midland, TX | 62 | 497 | 71.4 | $176K | +9.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 6College Station-Bryan, TX | 57 | 705 | 66.7 | $157K | +6.9% | #135 of 387 |
| 7Laredo, TX | 56 | 498 | 61.2 | $166K | +5.2% | #140 of 387 |
| 8Waco, TX | 54 | 771 | 69.3 | $153K | +4.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 48 | 9,720 | 98.2 | $133K | +14.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 10Longview, TX | 44 | 817 | 75.5 | $138K | +3.8% | #241 of 387 |
| 11Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 43 | 22,754 | 85.5 | $140K | +10.3% | #250 of 387 |
Other business types in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area
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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics52
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22,754 medical and dental practices in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area. 3,030 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11,506 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 8,226 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.2B a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22,754 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $140K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,661,739 households in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area has 85.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $140K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area would have about 20,957, against 22,754 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 231 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area at 7,904,627 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,661,739 households. The median household income in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area is $82,168 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area scores 43 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #250 of 387 scored metro areas.
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