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Dentists and orthodontists in Guthrie County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Guthrie County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,437 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,782
+1.6% 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

At $1,437 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Guthrie County spend about $6.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Guthrie County as of September 2026. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Guthrie County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guthrie County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Guthrie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Guthrie 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 Guthrie County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGuthrie CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.59.513.1
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.5M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,277952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,437$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,711$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored79

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 dentists in Guthrie 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 Guthrie County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,782+1.6% since 2020
Households
4,600
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
591 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$77,711+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,744
Median home value
$180,100
Jobs located here
3,087
Daytime population
9,376Residents 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 Guthrie 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
Guthrie County, IANot scored36.5$2.2M+1.6%

Other business types in Guthrie County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dentists and orthodontists in Guthrie County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Guthrie County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.6M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,600 households in Guthrie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Guthrie County has 6.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Guthrie County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Guthrie County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Guthrie County at 10,782 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,600 households. Median household income in Guthrie County is $77,711, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Guthrie County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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