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Medical and dental practices in Wilson County, TX
How Wilson 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #294 of 2,394 scored counties
#27 of 160 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 84
- 12 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.2
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,139
- +12.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 medical and dental practices in Wilson County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,225 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Wilson County spend about $22.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $265K per practice, 74% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Wilson County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 551 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilson County grew 12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Wilson County is 72 (upper middle), #294 of 2,394 scored counties and #27 of 160 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.2 | 82.6 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $141K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 551 | 252 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,225 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $94,565 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 33+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,139+12.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,185
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 804 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $94,565+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,531
- Median home value
- $321,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,670
- Daytime population
- 36,978Residents 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 |
| 27Wilson County, TX | 72 | 84 | 46.2 | $265K | +12.2% | #294 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 clinics72
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics76
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Wilson County, TX?
There are 84 medical and dental practices on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilson County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $22.3M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $265K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,185 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TX compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Wilson County has 46.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $265K, 74% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wilson County would have about 146, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 551 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 56,139 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Wilson County is $94,565, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Wilson County scores 72 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #294 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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