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Medical and dental practices in Wise County, TX

The medical and dental practices in Wise County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,061 of 2,394 scored counties
#84 of 160 scored counties in Texas

Listings
171
17 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
78
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,228 a household
Spending per listing
$180K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
68.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,778
+21.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 171 medical and dental practices in Wise County. 17 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 68.0, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Wise County spend about $30.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,228 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $180K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in Wise County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 322 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wise County grew 21.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Wise County is 53 (upper middle), #1,061 of 2,394 scored counties and #84 of 160 scored counties in Texas.

How Wise 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 Wise County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWise CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households68.082.684.5
Spending per listing$180K$141K$152K
Households per official establishment322252270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%+4.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,228$1,164$1,288
Median household income$93,421$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
73 → 78+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
515
Annual payroll, 2023
$33M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
202The 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 Wise 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 Wise County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,778+21.5% since 2020
Households
25,135
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,388
Median home value
$304,900
Jobs located here
22,026
Daytime population
63,869Residents 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 Wise 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
84Wise County, TX5317168.0$180K+21.5%#1,061 of 2,394

Other business types in Wise County

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

Questions

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

There are 171 medical and dental practices on map listings in Wise County as of September 2026. 17 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $30.9M a year, or $1,228 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $180K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wise County has 68.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $180K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wise County would have about 202, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 322 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Wise County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. Wise County scores 53 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,061 of 2,394 scored counties.

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