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Dentists and orthodontists in Hamilton County, IA
The dentists and orthodontists in Hamilton County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #858 of 1,886 scored counties
#29 of 47 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,944
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Hamilton County comes to about $8.9M a year: $1,382 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Hamilton County has 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Hamilton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #858 of 1,886 scored counties and #29 of 47 scored counties in Iowa.
How Hamilton 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.
| Measure | Hamilton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,287 | 1,277 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,382 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,432 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $912K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,944−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,434
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $72,432+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,073
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,890
- Daytime population
- 13,997Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Hamilton County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 86 | 16 | 7.7 | $2M | +9.0% | #19 of 1,886 |
| 2Plymouth County, IA | 75 | 6 | 5.8 | $2.5M | 0.0% | #141 of 1,886 |
| 3Delaware County, IA | 75 | 5 | 6.8 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #148 of 1,886 |
| 4Dallas County, IA | 74 | 45 | 10.6 | $1.6M | +17.8% | #183 of 1,886 |
| 5Jasper County, IA | 73 | 9 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #193 of 1,886 |
| 6Mahaska County, IA | 69 | 5 | 5.7 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #278 of 1,886 |
| 7Boone County, IA | 69 | 8 | 7.3 | $2M | +0.4% | #282 of 1,886 |
| 8Story County, IA | 69 | 34 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #295 of 1,886 |
| 9Fayette County, IA | 68 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #302 of 1,886 |
| 10Jones County, IA | 67 | 7 | 8.5 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #345 of 1,886 |
| 29Hamilton County, IA | 52 | 7 | 10.9 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #858 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Hamilton County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dentists and orthodontists in Hamilton County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Hamilton County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.9M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 6,434 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, IA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Hamilton County has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,944 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,434 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $72,432, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Hamilton County scores 52 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #858 of 1,886 scored counties.
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