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Medical and dental practices in the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #277 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 494
- 68 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 199
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,102 a household
- Spending per listing
- $123K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 89.4
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,613
- +12.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Sherman-Denison metro area comes to about $60.9M a year: $1,102 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 494 medical and dental practices, that is $123K per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 494 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Sherman-Denison metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 89.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sherman-Denison metro area in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 129 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sherman-Denison metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sherman-Denison metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +12.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Sherman-Denison metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #277 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Sherman-Denison 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 | Sherman-Denison metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 89.4 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $123K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 278 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,102 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,182 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 199+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,986
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $182.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 129Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 399The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Sherman-Denison 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 Sherman-Denison metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,613+12.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,248
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $72,182+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,000
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 48,982
- Daytime population
- 126,889Residents 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 |
| 13Sherman-Denison, TX | 40 | 494 | 89.4 | $123K | +12.8% | #277 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sherman-Denison 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 494 medical and dental practices in the Sherman-Denison metro area. 68 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 129 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $60.9M a year, or $1,102 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 494 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $123K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,248 households in the Sherman-Denison metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Sherman-Denison metro area has 89.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $123K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Sherman-Denison metro area would have about 399, against 494 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 278 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sherman-Denison metro area at 153,613 people in 2025, up 12.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,248 households. The median household income in the Sherman-Denison metro area is $72,182 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. The Sherman-Denison metro area scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #277 of 387 scored metro areas.
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