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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Dallas County, TX
How Dallas 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,416 of 1,656 scored counties
#87 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 971
- 112 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 2,412
- −2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Dallas County is 28 (lower middle), #1,416 of 1,656 scored counties and #87 of 114 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 971 primary care and pediatric clinics in Dallas County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 38% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Dallas County spend about $1.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,155 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 971 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 34% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Dallas County was 2,412 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 407 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $35.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Dallas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 407 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.8% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,155 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,482 → 2,412−2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 24,101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,231Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 971112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 638The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 37
- Amount
- $35.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 87Dallas County, TX | 28 | 971 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.9% | #1,416 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists21
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics45
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Dallas County, TX?
There are 971 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 112 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 2,412 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,231 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,155 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 971 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Dallas County has 9.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Dallas County would have about 638, against 971 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 407 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 28 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,416 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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