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Medical and dental practices in Nolan County, TX
How Nolan 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,166 of 2,394 scored counties
#89 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On medical and dental services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $238K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.8
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nolan County spend about $5.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $971 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $238K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 24 medical and dental practices on map listings in Nolan County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 40.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Nolan County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nolan County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nolan County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,166 of 2,394 scored counties and #89 of 160 scored counties in Texas.
How Nolan 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 | Nolan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.8 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $238K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,472 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $971 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $471K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents 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 |
| 89Nolan County, TX | 50 | 24 | 40.8 | $238K | −4.1% | #1,166 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Nolan 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- 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 Nolan County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 medical and dental practices in Nolan County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nolan County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.7M a year, or $971 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $238K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nolan County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Nolan County has 40.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $238K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Nolan County would have about 38, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 50 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,166 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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