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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Hidalgo County, TX
How Hidalgo 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 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,538 of 1,656 scored counties
#102 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 354
- 28 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 687
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On medical and dental services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Hidalgo County is 21 (low), #1,538 of 1,656 scored counties and #102 of 114 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $260.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $962 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $735K per clinic, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Hidalgo County has 354 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 687 businesses with payroll in Hidalgo County classed as offices of physicians, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 393 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Hidalgo County. Population estimates show Hidalgo County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 393 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $962 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 696 → 687−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,740
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $614.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 510Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35428 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
- 8
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 Hidalgo 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 |
| 102Hidalgo County, TX | 21 | 354 | 13.1 | $735K | +5.6% | #1,538 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 clinics27
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics21
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Hidalgo County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 354 primary care and pediatric clinics in Hidalgo County. 28 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 687 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 510 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $260.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 354 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $735K per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Hidalgo County has 13.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $735K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 146, against 354 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 393 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 21 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #1,538 of 1,656 scored counties.
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