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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hays County, TX
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Hays County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #657 of 1,656 scored counties
#37 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 74
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 142
- +32.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $122.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,229 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hays County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 22%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Hays County comes to about $122.7M a year: $1,229 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 7% 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 Hays County was 142 in 2023, up 32.7% from 2019. That is one for every 703 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 137 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Hays County grew 24.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Hays County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #657 of 1,656 scored counties and #37 of 114 scored counties in Texas.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 703 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.7% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,229 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107 → 142+32.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,248
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $143.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 137Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The 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 in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents 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 Hays 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 |
| 37Hays County, TX | 56 | 74 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +24.8% | #657 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Hays 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics55
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hays County, TX?
Hays County has 74 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 32.7% from 2019. Official counts list 137 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $122.7M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Hays County has 7.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hays County would have about 69, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 703 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 56 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #657 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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