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Medical and dental practices in Hunt County, TX
How Hunt County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #978 of 2,394 scored counties
#77 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 222
- 36 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $189K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.7
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,336
- +23.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 222 medical and dental practices in Hunt County. 36 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.7, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,090 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Hunt County spend about $41.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $189K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hunt County in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 414 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.5M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hunt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hunt County from 2020 to 2025 at +23.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hunt County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #978 of 2,394 scored counties and #77 of 160 scored counties in Texas.
How Hunt 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 | Hunt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.7 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $189K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 414 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +23.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,090 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,938 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96 → 93−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 698
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 275The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hunt 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 Hunt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,336+23.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,466
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $71,938+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,212
- Median home value
- $241,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,267
- Daytime population
- 92,574Residents 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 |
| 77Hunt County, TX | 55 | 222 | 57.7 | $189K | +23.0% | #978 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Hunt 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Hunt County, TX?
Hunt County has 222 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hunt County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $41.9M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $189K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,466 households in Hunt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunt County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Hunt County has 57.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $189K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hunt County would have about 275, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 414 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Hunt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hunt County at 123,336 people in 2025, up 23.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,466 households. Median household income in Hunt County is $71,938, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Hunt County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #978 of 2,394 scored counties.
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