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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County, TX
How Bell County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #306 of 1,656 scored counties
#18 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 67
- 20 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,051 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Bell County spend about $149.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Bell County in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,395 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 224 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Bell County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Bell County is 68 (upper middle), #306 of 1,656 scored counties and #18 of 114 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bell 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 primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,395 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,051 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95 → 102+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,667
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $157.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 224Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $190K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 89 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +21.9% | #16 of 1,656 |
| 2Chambers County, TX | 80 | 11 | 6.4 | $2M | +22.6% | #94 of 1,656 |
| 3Kaufman County, TX | 78 | 25 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +42.2% | #109 of 1,656 |
| 4Coryell County, TX | 77 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.0% | #112 of 1,656 |
| 5Hardin County, TX | 77 | 8 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #122 of 1,656 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 77 | 14 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +21.3% | #123 of 1,656 |
| 7Wilson County, TX | 76 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +12.2% | #137 of 1,656 |
| 8Upshur County, TX | 76 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +8.2% | #139 of 1,656 |
| 9Randall County, TX | 75 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +7.9% | #148 of 1,656 |
| 10Hill County, TX | 74 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +9.8% | #174 of 1,656 |
| 18Bell County, TX | 68 | 67 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +8.0% | #306 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Bell 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics68
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Bell County, TX?
There are 67 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 20 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 224 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $149.6M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Bell County has 4.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Bell County would have about 84, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,395 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 68 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #306 of 1,656 scored counties.
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