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Harris County, TX — Dentists Saturation

How many dentists exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 213 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: General & family dentists · Orthodontists · Oral surgeons · Other dental specialists. Counted together because official statistics use one 621210 code.

Measured density: Above average — 1.15× the U.S. rate (between 1.15× and 1.17× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 101 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 21 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Harris County dentists — 115–117% of the U.S. rate

2,286 dentists are counted in Harris County — 3.8 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 115% of the U.S. rate of 3.4.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 17% between 2015 and 2023 (1,933 → 2,254). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 77401 (Bellaire), 77098 (Houston), 77024 (Houston) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 77038 (Houston), 77373 (Spring), 77099 (Houston).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 2,228 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Harris County sits at 115% of the U.S. rate for dentists. 21 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 115% and 117% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 77401 and 77098; the lowest measured density is in 77038 and 77373.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing dentists and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Dentists
2,286–2,488
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (101 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
3.8
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
3.4
per 10,000 present
County index
1.15×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
2,228
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
4,866,005
133 ZIPs with data
Workers
2,159,333
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
5,009,302
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+5.8%
+273,919 people
Net migration 2024
+69,961
international +101,126, domestic −31,165
Jobs located here
2,441,590
LODES 2022, +0.2% since 2019

Harris County had an estimated 5,009,302 residents on July 1, 2024 — 5.8% more than in 2020 (+273,919). In the latest year it gained 105,852 people: births minus deaths +35,833, international migration +101,126, domestic migration −31,165. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

2,441,590 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+0.2% since 2019), and 2,002,504 employed residents lived there (−0.3% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
77493 Katy
+96.7%
77447 Hockley
+55.3%
77484 Waller
+31.9%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
77023 Houston
−16.7%
77067 Houston
−13.4%
77401 Bellaire
−11.1%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
1,426
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$101.5M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$71K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more dentists in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 17% since 2015

Number of dentists in Harris County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

1,933
2015
2,161
2018
2,233
2020
2,256
2021
2,237
2022
2,254
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
77401 Bellaire
555%
77098 Houston
373%
77024 Houston
369%
77504 Pasadena
361%
77079 Houston
302%
77063 Houston
302%
77069 Houston
299%
77598 Webster
291%
77007 Houston
266%
77058 Houston
265%
77005 Houston
247%
77057 Houston
225%
77379 Spring
221%
77339 Kingwood
218%
77055 Houston
214%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
77038 Houston
23%
77373 Spring
24%
77099 Houston
25%
77073 Houston
27%
77061 Houston
29%
77047 Houston
30%
77506 Pasadena
31%
77571 La Porte
33%
77532 Crosby
33%
77088 Houston
36%
77060 Houston
37%
77014 Houston
39%
77049 Houston
40%
77051 Houston
41%
77075 Houston
45%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few dentists may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersDentistsIndex
77027Houston Employment hub 20,31741,087 36 263%
77056Houston Employment hub 22,87756,519 31 181%
77046Houston Destination 1,79318,455 5 135%
77030Houston Employment hub 13,380105,516 21 95%
77002Houston Employment hub 21,01593,588 16 70%
77010Houston Destination 71817,148 0–2 —
77032Houston Employment hub 12,40347,839 0–2 —
77507Pasadena Destination 56711,030 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = dentists per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersDentists Per 10kIndexStatus
77401Bellaire 17,21311,816 43 18.6 555% Very high density
77098Houston 17,21021,612 35 12.5 373% Very high density
77024Houston 38,28860,736 85 12.4 369% Very high density
77504Pasadena 25,7798,019 36 12.1 361% Very high density
77079Houston 37,27647,984 62 10.1 302% Very high density
77063Houston 42,69017,393 52 10.1 302% Very high density
77069Houston 20,6086,701 24 10.0 299% Very high density
77598Webster 26,11023,542 37 9.8 291% Very high density
77007Houston 47,80823,505 53 8.9 266% Very high density
77058Houston 17,85020,626 25 8.9 265% Very high density
77027Houston 20,31741,087 36 8.8 263% Very high density
77005Houston 28,87417,091 31 8.3 247% High density
77057Houston 46,56931,327 47 7.6 225% High density
77379Spring 85,19018,372 70 7.4 221% High density
77339Kingwood 44,53814,810 38 7.3 218% High density
77055Houston 45,43526,059 42 7.2 214% High density
77019Houston 23,70819,660 24 7.2 214% High density
77096Houston 35,0328,532 28 7.1 213% High density
77450Katy 71,90616,474 56 7.0 209% High density
77074Houston 38,66023,370 34 6.8 202% High density
77008Houston 41,64527,449 37 6.7 199% High density
77025Houston 29,71510,163 22 6.3 189% High density
77056Houston 22,87756,519 31 6.1 181% High density
77077Houston 60,09824,801 43 5.9 177% High density
77433Cypress 116,55024,617 75 5.8 174% High density
77505Pasadena 23,17415,733 18 5.8 173% High density
77094Houston 10,39514,374 10 5.7 170% High density
77429Cypress 96,33419,830 60 5.6 169% High density
77072Houston 57,10818,771 37 5.6 166% High density
77018Houston 31,03113,532 20 5.3 158% High density
77070Houston 58,22931,546 39 5.3 157% High density
77006Houston 24,89215,124 16 4.9 147% Above average
77046Houston 1,79318,455 5 4.5 135% Above average
77081Houston 50,12914,468 26 4.5 135% Above average
77003Houston 10,1646,543 6 4.5 133% Above average
77090Houston 40,11015,891 21 4.4 130% Above average
77059Houston 18,7673,734 9 4.4 130% Above average
77035Houston 36,0196,007 17 4.4 130% Above average
77076Houston 31,2226,981 15 4.3 129% Above average
77065Houston 38,92615,180 20 4.3 128% Above average
77036Houston 71,77033,554 38 4.3 128% Above average
77042Houston 38,72141,072 25 4.2 126% Above average
77095Houston 69,76717,638 33 4.2 125% Above average
77062Houston 25,5232,879 11 4.1 122% Above average
77023Houston 24,28111,147 12 4.0 120% Above average
77004Houston 35,9978,467 16 4.0 119% Above average
77021Houston 26,1538,079 12 4.0 119% Above average
77587South Houston 16,0333,391 7 3.9 118% Above average
77068Houston 13,1894,123 6 3.9 117% Above average
77375Tomball 72,31120,055 31 3.8 112% Above average
77017Houston 29,64011,240 13 3.7 110% Above average
77080Houston 47,6388,890 19 3.6 109% Above average
77054Houston 28,27226,125 15 3.6 108% Above average
77009Houston 35,7696,348 14 3.6 107% Above average
77034Houston 36,45616,153 16 3.6 107% Above average
77086Houston 28,65310,113 12 3.6 106% Above average
77031Houston 15,1794,294 6 3.5 103% Above average
77346Humble 79,5389,026 29 3.5 103% Above average
77089Houston 57,7417,127 20 3.3 97% Below average
77388Spring 53,42511,272 19 3.2 96% Below average
77030Houston 13,380105,516 21 3.2 95% Below average
77015Houston 58,41516,742 21 3.1 94% Below average
77389Spring 45,70124,787 18 3.1 92% Below average
77521Baytown 69,03817,772 24 3.1 92% Below average
77022Houston 25,8057,259 9 3.1 91% Below average
77396Humble 61,73511,110 20 3.0 89% Below average
77029Houston 16,15416,211 7 2.9 86% Below average
77338Humble 48,03122,996 17 2.9 85% Below average
77082Houston 59,41214,405 19 2.9 85% Below average
77087Houston 34,3479,468 11 2.8 84% Below average
77502Pasadena 36,3715,461 11 2.8 84% Below average
77071Houston 27,0563,660 8 2.8 83% Below average
77084Houston 110,21725,157 34 2.8 83% Below average
77037Houston 19,00412,953 7 2.7 82% Below average
77449Katy 130,02827,949 39 2.7 81% Below average
77041Houston 33,34958,982 16 2.5 76% Below average
77092Houston 36,93828,805 13 2.5 76% Below average
77045Houston 33,5635,319 9 2.5 74% Below average
77002Houston 21,01593,588 16 2.4 70% Below average
77520Baytown 36,35513,229 10 2.3 69% Below average
77091Houston 28,7284,818 7 2.2 67% Below average
77377Tomball 41,6807,308 10 2.2 66% Below average
77020Houston 23,6867,182 6 2.2 66% Below average
77083Houston 73,2307,885 16 2.1 62% Below average
77484Waller 14,34810,823 4 2.0 60% Below average
77044Houston 58,3478,500 12 1.9 57% Below average
77039Houston 27,8628,261 6 1.9 56% Below average
77064Houston 49,59131,388 12 1.8 55% Below average
77028Houston 19,1095,307 4 1.8 55% Below average
77093Houston 46,4078,075 9 1.8 53% Below average
77536Deer Park 33,17423,424 8 1.8 53% Below average
77345Kingwood 27,9172,821 5 1.7 51% Below average
77040Houston 50,97740,112 12 1.7 50% Below average
77067Houston 30,49110,501 6 1.7 50% Below average
77043Houston 29,04827,881 7 1.6 49% Far below average
77530Channelview 31,52711,576 6 1.6 48% Far below average
77493Katy 71,48412,514 12 1.5 46% Far below average
77075Houston 40,62611,440 7 1.5 45% Far below average
77051Houston 19,7953,791 3 1.4 41% Far below average
77049Houston 40,4188,888 6 1.3 40% Far below average
77014Houston 36,1193,561 5 1.3 39% Far below average
77060Houston 45,34023,566 7 1.2 37% Far below average
77088Houston 57,0472,475 7 1.2 36% Far below average
77532Crosby 33,7804,148 4 1.1 33% Far below average
77571La Porte 38,54331,722 6 1.1 33% Far below average
77506Pasadena 35,1147,276 4 1.0 31% Far below average
77047Houston 34,9878,514 4 1.0 30% Far below average
77061Houston 24,00414,494 3 1.0 29% Far below average
77073Houston 46,08419,016 5 0.9 27% Far below average
77099Houston 50,06416,924 5 0.9 25% Far below average
77373Spring 69,7398,814 6 0.8 24% Far below average
77038Houston 32,63712,347 3 0.8 23% Far below average
77001Houston —2,821 0–2 — — Not published
77010Houston 71817,148 0–2 — — Not published
77011Houston 14,9405,472 0–2 — — Not published
77012Houston 16,2863,745 0–2 — — Not published
77013Houston 18,2594,287 0–2 — — Not published
77016Houston 29,8412,651 0–2 — — Not published
77026Houston 21,9815,868 0–2 — — Not published
77032Houston 12,40347,839 0–2 — — Not published
77033Houston 29,1545,899 0–2 — — Not published
77048Houston 21,1512,696 0–2 — — Not published
77050Houston 6,5661,115 0–2 — — Not published
77052Houston —107 0–2 — — Not published
77066Houston 39,31110,036 0–2 — — Not published
77078Houston 14,2472,572 0–2 — — Not published
77085Houston 16,5133,262 0–2 — — Not published
77201Houston —43 0–2 — — Not published
77204Houston 4,579942 0–2 — — Not published
77205Houston —104 0–2 — — Not published
77206Houston —14 0–2 — — Not published
77207Houston —24 0–2 — — Not published
77208Houston —35 0–2 — — Not published
77210Houston —2,546 0–2 — — Not published
77213Houston —3 0–2 — — Not published
77215Houston —5 0–2 — — Not published
77218Houston —65 0–2 — — Not published
77219Houston —77 0–2 — — Not published
77220Houston —125 0–2 — — Not published
77221Houston —88 0–2 — — Not published
77223Houston —19 0–2 — — Not published
77224Houston —77 0–2 — — Not published
77225Houston —19 0–2 — — Not published
77226Houston —12 0–2 — — Not published
77227Houston —502 0–2 — — Not published
77229Houston —24 0–2 — — Not published
77230Houston —7 0–2 — — Not published
77231Houston —4 0–2 — — Not published
77233Houston —8 0–2 — — Not published
77234Houston —18 0–2 — — Not published
77235Houston —51 0–2 — — Not published
77236Houston —130 0–2 — — Not published
77240Houston —44 0–2 — — Not published
77241Houston —65 0–2 — — Not published
77242Houston —115 0–2 — — Not published
77243Houston —5 0–2 — — Not published
77244Houston —85 0–2 — — Not published
77245Houston —63 0–2 — — Not published
77248Houston —41 0–2 — — Not published
77249Houston —62 0–2 — — Not published
77251Houston —958 0–2 — — Not published
77252Houston —923 0–2 — — Not published
77253Houston —725 0–2 — — Not published
77254Houston —50 0–2 — — Not published
77255Houston —220 0–2 — — Not published
77256Houston —76 0–2 — — Not published
77257Houston —67 0–2 — — Not published
77258Houston —11 0–2 — — Not published
77262Houston —65 0–2 — — Not published
77263Houston —14 0–2 — — Not published
77265Houston —346 0–2 — — Not published
77266Houston —26 0–2 — — Not published
77267Houston —85 0–2 — — Not published
77268Houston —26 0–2 — — Not published
77269Houston —107 0–2 — — Not published
77270Houston —26 0–2 — — Not published
77271Houston —26 0–2 — — Not published
77272Houston —19 0–2 — — Not published
77273Houston —32 0–2 — — Not published
77274Houston —24 0–2 — — Not published
77275Houston —88 0–2 — — Not published
77277Houston —45 0–2 — — Not published
77279Houston —12 0–2 — — Not published
77280Houston —48 0–2 — — Not published
77282Houston —13 0–2 — — Not published
77284Houston —28 0–2 — — Not published
77287Houston —61 0–2 — — Not published
77288Houston —14 0–2 — — Not published
77289Houston —247 0–2 — — Not published
77290Houston —36 0–2 — — Not published
77292Houston —24 0–2 — — Not published
77293Houston —47 0–2 — — Not published
77325Kingwood —88 0–2 — — Not published
77336Huffman 14,3421,093 0–2 — — Not published
77347Humble —197 0–2 — — Not published
77383Spring —174 0–2 — — Not published
77391Spring —65 0–2 — — Not published
77402Bellaire —78 0–2 — — Not published
77410Cypress —642 0–2 — — Not published
77411Alief —21 0–2 — — Not published
77413Barker —60 0–2 — — Not published
77447Hockley 25,2313,161 0–2 — — Not published
77491Katy —14 0–2 — — Not published
77492Katy —264 0–2 — — Not published
77501Pasadena —671 0–2 — — Not published
77503Pasadena 23,86613,968 0–2 — — Not published
77507Pasadena 56711,030 0–2 — — Not published
77508Pasadena —76 0–2 — — Not published
77522Baytown —2,116 0–2 — — Not published
77547Galena Park 9,2173,973 0–2 — — Not published
77562Highlands 8,9141,788 0–2 — — Not published
77572La Porte —571 0–2 — — Not published
77586Seabrook 23,8074,640 0–2 — — Not published

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 621210 — offices of dentists. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 2,228 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (3.35 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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