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Dentists and orthodontists in Linn County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Linn County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #788 of 1,886 scored counties
#25 of 47 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 107
- 22 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $138.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,028
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 107 dentists and orthodontists in Linn County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 21%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Households in Linn County spend about $138.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,451 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 107 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.3M per practice, 32% 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 Linn County was 86 in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Linn County.
Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #788 of 1,886 scored counties and #25 of 47 scored counties in Iowa.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,112 | 1,277 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | −0.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,451 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,649 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 86+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 792
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10722 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,028+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 95,600
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,478
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Jobs located here
- 130,525
- Daytime population
- 248,541Residents 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 Linn 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 |
| 25Linn County, IA | 54 | 107 | 11.2 | $1.3M | +0.7% | #788 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Linn 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Linn County, IA?
Linn County has 107 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $138.7M a year, or $1,451 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, IA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Linn County has 11.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Linn County would have about 141, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,112 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 54 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #788 of 1,886 scored counties.
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