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Medical and dental practices in Wharton County, TX
How Wharton 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,673 of 2,394 scored counties
#121 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 106
- 11 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $162K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 66.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wharton County spend about $17.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,078 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $162K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Wharton County has 106 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 66.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Wharton County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 441 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $96K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wharton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wharton County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Wharton County is 40 (lower middle), #1,673 of 2,394 scored counties and #121 of 160 scored counties in Texas.
How Wharton 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 | Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 66.7 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $162K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 441 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,078 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 36+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $96K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wharton 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 Wharton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents 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 |
| 121Wharton County, TX | 40 | 106 | 66.7 | $162K | +1.2% | #1,673 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Wharton 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors26
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Wharton County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 medical and dental practices in Wharton County. 11 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wharton County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.1M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $162K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,890 households in Wharton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wharton County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Wharton County has 66.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $162K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wharton County would have about 112, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 441 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wharton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wharton County at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. The median household income in Wharton County is $66,924 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Wharton County scores 40 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,673 of 2,394 scored counties.
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