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Medical and dental practices in the Odessa, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Odessa, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #51 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 369
- 47 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $191K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 369 medical and dental practices in the Odessa metro area. 47 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.2, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,091 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Odessa metro area spend about $70.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $191K per practice, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 153 businesses with payroll in the Odessa metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Odessa metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Odessa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Odessa metro area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #51 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Odessa metro area 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 | Odessa metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.2 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $191K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 422 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,091 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $173.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36947 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 462The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Odessa metro area, 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 the Odessa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Killeen-Temple, TX | 76 | 908 | 51.1 | $207K | +7.2% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 71 | 369 | 57.2 | $191K | +5.0% | #51 of 387 |
| 3Eagle Pass, TX | 65 | 78 | 43.1 | $215K | +1.7% | #76 of 387 |
| 4San Angelo, TX | 63 | 241 | 50.9 | $207K | +0.3% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Midland, TX | 62 | 497 | 71.4 | $176K | +9.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 6College Station-Bryan, TX | 57 | 705 | 66.7 | $157K | +6.9% | #135 of 387 |
| 7Laredo, TX | 56 | 498 | 61.2 | $166K | +5.2% | #140 of 387 |
| 8Waco, TX | 54 | 771 | 69.3 | $153K | +4.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 48 | 9,720 | 98.2 | $133K | +14.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 10Longview, TX | 44 | 817 | 75.5 | $138K | +3.8% | #241 of 387 |
Other business types in the Odessa metro area
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 clinics71
- Dentists and orthodontists79
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy74
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Odessa, TX metro area?
There are 369 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Odessa metro area as of September 2026. 47 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Odessa, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $70.5M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 369 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $191K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in the Odessa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Odessa, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Odessa metro area has 57.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $191K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Odessa metro area would have about 462, against 369 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 422 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Odessa, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Odessa metro area at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. Median household income in the Odessa metro area is $71,536, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.6%, 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. The Odessa metro area scores 71 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #51 of 387 scored metro areas.
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