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Dentists and orthodontists in Muscatine County, IA

How Muscatine 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,395 of 1,886 scored counties
#44 of 47 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,334 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,853
−3.0% 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 20 dentists and orthodontists in Muscatine County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,334 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Muscatine County spend about $23.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 20 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.2M per practice, 18% 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 Muscatine County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 913 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Muscatine County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Muscatine County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,395 of 1,886 scored counties and #44 of 47 scored counties in Iowa.

How Muscatine 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 Muscatine County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMuscatine CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.59.513.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$984K
Households per official establishment9131,277952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,334$1,412$1,288
Median household income$69,396$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3779

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 19
Employees, 2023
128
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Muscatine 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 Muscatine County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,853−3.0% since 2020
Households
17,345
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$69,396+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,373
Median home value
$182,100
Jobs located here
21,008
Daytime population
43,232Residents 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 Muscatine 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
44Muscatine County, IA372011.5$1.2M−3.0%#1,395 of 1,886

Other business types in Muscatine County

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

Questions

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

Muscatine County has 20 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $23.1M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,345 households in Muscatine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muscatine County has 11.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Muscatine County would have about 24, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 913 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Muscatine County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Muscatine County at 41,853 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,345 households. The median household income in Muscatine County is $69,396 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Muscatine County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,395 of 1,886 scored counties.

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