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Medical and dental practices in Scurry County, TX

The medical and dental practices in Scurry County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #953 of 2,394 scored counties
#75 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$253K
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.8
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,162
−4.5% 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 24 medical and dental practices in Scurry County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, 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.

At $1,035 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Scurry County spend about $6.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 24 medical and dental practices, that is $253K per practice, 66% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Scurry County in 2023. That is one for every 1,959 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scurry County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, Scurry County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #953 of 2,394 scored counties and #75 of 160 scored counties in Texas.

How Scurry 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 Scurry County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureScurry CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.882.684.5
Spending per listing$253K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment1,959252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,035$1,164$1,288
Median household income$60,039$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$901K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Scurry 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 Scurry County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,162−4.5% since 2020
Households
5,876
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
905 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$60,039+10.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,140
Median home value
$113,800
Jobs located here
5,916
Daytime population
15,922Residents 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 Scurry 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
75Scurry County, TX552440.8$253K−4.5%#953 of 2,394

Other business types in Scurry County

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

Questions

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

Scurry County has 24 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) 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. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $6.1M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $253K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,876 households in Scurry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scurry 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 $253K, 66% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Scurry County would have about 40, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,959 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Scurry County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Scurry County at 16,162 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,876 households. Median household income in Scurry County is $60,039, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.5%, 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. Scurry County scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #953 of 2,394 scored counties.

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