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Dentists and orthodontists in Lee County, IA
How Lee 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #433 of 1,886 scored counties
#11 of 47 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,273 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dentists and orthodontists in Lee County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,273 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $18.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 11 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.7M per practice, 69% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lee County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,387 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lee County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lee County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #433 of 1,886 scored counties and #11 of 47 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.5M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,387 | 1,277 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,273 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $62,382+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,169
- Median home value
- $141,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,626
- Daytime population
- 31,700Residents 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 Lee 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 |
| 11Lee County, IA | 64 | 11 | 7.7 | $1.7M | −3.6% | #433 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lee 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care23
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lee County, IA?
There are 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Lee County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.2M a year, or $1,273 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,323 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, IA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lee County has 7.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lee County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,387 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in Lee County is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Lee County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #433 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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