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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Wharton County, TX
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Wharton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,116 of 1,656 scored counties
#68 of 114 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Wharton County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Households in Wharton County spend about $17.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,078 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 13% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Wharton County classed as offices of physicians. That is one for every 795 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wharton County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Wharton County is 41 (lower middle), #1,116 of 1,656 scored counties and #68 of 114 scored counties in Texas.
How Wharton 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 | Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 795 | 486 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,078 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Wharton 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 Wharton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents 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 |
| 68Wharton County, TX | 41 | 11 | 6.9 | $1.6M | +1.2% | #1,116 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Wharton 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors26
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Wharton County, TX?
There are 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Wharton County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wharton County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.1M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 15,890 households in Wharton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wharton County, TX compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Wharton County has 6.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Wharton County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 795 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Wharton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wharton County at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. The median household income in Wharton County is $66,924 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Wharton County scores 41 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,116 of 1,656 scored counties.
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