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Medical and dental practices in Williamson County, TX

How Williamson 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,348 of 2,394 scored counties
#103 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
2,432
367 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
962
+19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$343.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,360 a household
Spending per listing
$141K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
96.4
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
752,827
+22.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,432 medical and dental practices in Williamson County. Of those, 367 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 96.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Williamson County comes to about $343.1M a year: $1,360 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $141K per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 962 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Williamson County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 262 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 658 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $32.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Williamson County.

Population estimates show Williamson County grew 22.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Williamson County is 47 (lower middle), #1,348 of 2,394 scored counties and #103 of 160 scored counties in Texas.

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households96.482.684.5
Spending per listing$141K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment262252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,360$1,164$1,288
Median household income$111,340$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
808 → 962+19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,578
Annual payroll, 2023
$655.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
658Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,432367 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,250The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$32.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
752,827+22.3% since 2020
Households
252,323
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,116 sq. mi.
People per square mile
603
Median household income
$111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$140,407
Median home value
$447,000
Jobs located here
238,920
Daytime population
563,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Texas, with Williamson 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
103Williamson County, TX472,43296.4$141K+22.3%#1,348 of 2,394

Other business types in Williamson County

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

Questions

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

Williamson County has 2,432 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 367 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 962 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Another 658 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $343.1M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,432 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $141K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 96.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $141K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Williamson County would have about 2,250, against 2,432 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 262 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 47 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,348 of 2,394 scored counties.

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