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Medical and dental practices in Lavaca County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Lavaca County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #573 of 2,394 scored counties
#50 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.6
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,651
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lavaca County spend about $9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,064 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $291K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 91% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 31 medical and dental practices on map listings in Lavaca County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 36.6 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Lavaca County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 848 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lavaca County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Lavaca County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #573 of 2,394 scored counties and #50 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lavaca 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 | Lavaca County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.6 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 848 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,064 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,240 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lavaca 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 Lavaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,651+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,476
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,240+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,683
- Median home value
- $228,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,202
- Daytime population
- 17,165Residents 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 |
| 50Lavaca County, TX | 64 | 31 | 36.6 | $291K | +1.5% | #573 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lavaca 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lavaca County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 medical and dental practices in Lavaca County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lavaca County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $9M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $291K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,476 households in Lavaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lavaca County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lavaca County has 36.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $291K, 91% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lavaca County would have about 59, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 848 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Lavaca County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lavaca County at 20,651 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,476 households. The median household income in Lavaca County is $63,240 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Lavaca County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #573 of 2,394 scored counties.
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