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Medical and dental practices in Jefferson County, TX
How Jefferson 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,341 of 2,394 scored counties
#159 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 790
- 99 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 475
- −10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,028 a household
- Spending per listing
- $123K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 83.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 254,321
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Jefferson County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,341 of 2,394 scored counties and #159 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,028 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $97.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 790 medical and dental practices, that is $123K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 790 medical and dental practices on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 83.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson County was 475 in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 200 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson County. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 83.3 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $123K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 200 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.2% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,028 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,026 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 529 → 475−10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $261.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 184Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 79099 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 639The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 254,321−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 94,807
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $60,026+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,586
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 118,164
- Daytime population
- 271,710Residents 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 |
| 159Jefferson County, TX | 16 | 790 | 83.3 | $123K | −0.7% | #2,341 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 clinics16
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Jefferson County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 790 medical and dental practices in Jefferson County. 99 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 475 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. Official counts list 184 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $97.4M a year, or $1,028 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 790 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $123K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,807 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Jefferson County has 83.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $123K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 639, against 790 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 200 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 254,321 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,807 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $60,026 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Jefferson County scores 16 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,341 of 2,394 scored counties.
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