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Medical and dental practices in the Tyler, TX metro area
How the Tyler, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #345 of 387 scored metro areas
#24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 1,036
- 112 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 328
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $89K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 124.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,549
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Tyler metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #345 of 387 scored metro areas and #24 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,036 medical and dental practices in the Tyler metro area. Of those, 112 are chain locations, or 11%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 124.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Tyler metro area comes to about $92.7M a year: $1,115 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $89K per practice, 41% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 328 businesses with payroll in the Tyler metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 253 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Tyler metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tyler metro area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tyler 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 | Tyler metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 124.6 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $89K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 253 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,115 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,192 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 328−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,811
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $406.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 251Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,036112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 608The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Tyler 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 Tyler metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,549+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 83,134
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $74,192+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,956
- Median home value
- $240,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,630
- Daytime population
- 252,433Residents 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 |
| 24Tyler, TX | 30 | 1,036 | 124.6 | $89K | +7.8% | #345 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tyler 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Tyler, TX metro area?
There are 1,036 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Tyler metro area as of September 2026. 112 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 328 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 251 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Tyler, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.7M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,036 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $89K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,134 households in the Tyler metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tyler, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Tyler metro area has 124.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $89K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Tyler metro area would have about 608, against 1,036 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 253 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tyler, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tyler metro area at 252,549 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,134 households. Median household income in the Tyler metro area is $74,192, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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 Tyler metro area scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #345 of 387 scored metro areas.
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