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Medical and dental practices in Van Zandt County, TX

How Van Zandt County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #114 of 2,394 scored counties
#12 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
67
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
15
−31.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,054 a household
Spending per listing
$357K
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.5
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,130
+10.7% 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

Van Zandt County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #114 of 2,394 scored counties and #12 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

At $1,054 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Van Zandt County spend about $23.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $357K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Van Zandt County has 67 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 29.5 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Van Zandt County in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,512 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Zandt County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureVan Zandt CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.582.684.5
Spending per listing$357K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment1,512252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−31.8%+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,054$1,164$1,288
Median household income$69,475$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 15−31.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
676 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
157The 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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,130+10.7% since 2020
Households
22,682
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
843 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$69,475+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,380
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
12,630
Daytime population
54,002Residents 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 Van Zandt 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
12Van Zandt County, TX796729.5$357K+10.7%#114 of 2,394

Other business types in Van Zandt County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 medical and dental practices in Van Zandt County. 6 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $23.9M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $357K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,682 households in Van Zandt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Zandt County has 29.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $357K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Van Zandt County would have about 157, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,512 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Van Zandt County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Van Zandt County at 66,130 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,682 households. The median household income in Van Zandt County is $69,475 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Van Zandt County scores 79 for medical and dental practices (high), #114 of 2,394 scored counties.

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