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Medical and dental practices in Rains County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Rains County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #46 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $525K
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,542
- +11.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Rains County is 84 (high), #46 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rains County comes to about $5.3M a year: $1,081 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $525K per practice, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 10 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rains County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 20.6 per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Rains County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,619 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rains County. Population estimates show Rains County grew 11.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rains 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 | Rains County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $525K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,619 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,081 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,413 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Rains 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 Rains County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,542+11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,856
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $65,413+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,573
- Median home value
- $241,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,214
- Daytime population
- 10,866Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rains 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rains County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 medical and dental practices in Rains County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rains County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.3M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $525K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,856 households in Rains County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rains County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rains County has 20.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $525K, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rains County would have about 34, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,619 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Rains County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Rains County at 13,542 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,856 households. The median household income in Rains County is $65,413 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rains County scores 84 for medical and dental practices (high), #46 of 2,394 scored counties.
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