Health care · Metro area · Texas
Medical and dental practices in the Waco, TX metro area
How the Waco, 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #158 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 771
- 116 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 304
- +12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $153K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 69.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,807
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Waco metro area comes to about $118.1M a year: $1,062 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $153K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 771 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Waco metro area as of September 2026. 116 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 69.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 304 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waco metro area in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 191 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waco metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Waco metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Waco metro area is 54 (upper middle), #158 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Waco 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 | Waco metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 69.3 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $153K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 366 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.8% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,062 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,205 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 304+12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,611
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $334.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 191Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 771116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 774The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Waco 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 Waco metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,807+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 111,178
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $66,205
- Average household income
- $91,997
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Jobs located here
- 129,143
- Daytime population
- 295,622Residents 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 |
Other business types in the Waco 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics22
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Waco, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 771 medical and dental practices in the Waco metro area. 116 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 304 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. Official counts list 191 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $118.1M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 771 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $153K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Waco metro area has 69.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $153K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 774, against 771 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Waco metro area scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #158 of 387 scored metro areas.
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