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Medical and dental practices in Kaufman County, TX

How Kaufman 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #296 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
238
57 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
84
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,194 a household
Spending per listing
$256K
68% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.7
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,235
+42.2% 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 238 medical and dental practices in Kaufman County. Of those, 57 are chain locations, or 24%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 46.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Kaufman County spend about $60.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $256K per practice, 68% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 84 businesses with payroll in Kaufman County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 607 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $980K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Kaufman County.

Population estimates put the population change in Kaufman County from 2020 to 2025 at +42.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kaufman County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #296 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKaufman CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.782.684.5
Spending per listing$256K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment607252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+42.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,194$1,164$1,288
Median household income$89,485$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7238

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
88 → 84−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
557
Annual payroll, 2023
$32.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
113Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
23857 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
399The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$980K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
209,235+42.2% since 2020
Households
50,990
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
221
Median household income
$89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,230
Median home value
$320,900
Jobs located here
36,419
Daytime population
125,602Residents 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 Kaufman 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
28Kaufman County, TX7223846.7$256K+42.2%#296 of 2,394

Other business types in Kaufman County

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

Questions

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

Kaufman County has 238 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60.9M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 238 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $256K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kaufman County has 46.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $256K, 68% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 399, against 238 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 607 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Kaufman County scores 72 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #296 of 2,394 scored counties.

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