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Medical and dental practices in Tarrant County, TX
The medical and dental practices in Tarrant County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,948 of 2,394 scored counties
#134 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7,432
- 1,181 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 3,652
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $936.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,196 a household
- Spending per listing
- $126K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 95.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,248,466
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Tarrant County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,948 of 2,394 scored counties and #134 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,432 medical and dental practices in Tarrant County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 95.0, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,196 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Tarrant County spend about $936.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7,432 medical and dental practices, that is $126K per practice, 17% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 3,652 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Tarrant County in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 214 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $44.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Tarrant County. Population estimates put the population change in Tarrant County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tarrant 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 | Tarrant County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 95.0 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $126K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 214 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,196 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,207 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3,431 → 3,652+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 34,235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7,4321,181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6,139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 49
- Amount
- $44.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 782,419
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 865 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,895
- Median home value
- $323,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,082,620
- Daytime population
- 2,204,028Residents 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 |
| 134Tarrant County, TX | 34 | 7,432 | 95.0 | $126K | +6.3% | #1,948 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Tarrant 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics44
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Tarrant County, TX?
There are 7,432 medical and dental practices on map listings in Tarrant County as of September 2026. 1,181 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3,652 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $936.2M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,432 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $126K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Tarrant County has 95.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $126K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 6,139, against 7,432 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 214 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 34 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,948 of 2,394 scored counties.
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