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Dentists and orthodontists in Clinton County, IA

How Clinton County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #459 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 47 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,347 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
78% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,002
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 dentists and orthodontists in Clinton County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,347 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $26.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 78% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,500 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $256K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Clinton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Clinton County is 63 (upper middle), #459 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 47 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton County compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Clinton County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.79.513.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.5M$984K
Households per official establishment1,5001,277952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,347$1,412$1,288
Median household income$66,981$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6379

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$256K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,002−0.9% since 2020
Households
19,506
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
695 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,373
Median home value
$160,600
Jobs located here
19,215
Daytime population
42,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA86167.7$2M+9.0%#19 of 1,886
2Plymouth County, IA7565.8$2.5M0.0%#141 of 1,886
3Delaware County, IA7556.8$2.1M+1.3%#148 of 1,886
4Dallas County, IA744510.6$1.6M+17.8%#183 of 1,886
5Jasper County, IA7396.0$2.3M+0.9%#193 of 1,886
6Mahaska County, IA6955.7$2.3M−1.2%#278 of 1,886
7Boone County, IA6987.3$2M+0.4%#282 of 1,886
8Story County, IA69348.7$1.6M+2.7%#295 of 1,886
9Fayette County, IA6856.0$2.1M−2.1%#302 of 1,886
10Jones County, IA6778.5$1.6M+2.9%#345 of 1,886
12Clinton County, IA63157.7$1.8M−0.9%#459 of 1,886

Other business types in Clinton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Clinton County, IA?

Clinton County has 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $26.3M a year, or $1,347 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Clinton County has 7.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Clinton County would have about 27, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,500 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #459 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Clinton County

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