Health care · Metro area · Iowa
Dentists and orthodontists in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #97 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 58
- 15 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,387 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 dentists and orthodontists in the Sioux City metro area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 26%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,387 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Sioux City metro area spend about $76.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 35% 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 the Sioux City metro area was 49 in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,132 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Sioux City metro area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sioux City metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #97 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Sioux City metro area 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 | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,132 | 1,277 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | −0.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,387 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 441
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 the Sioux City metro area, 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 the Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 81 | 325 | 11.0 | $1.4M | +6.7% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Ames, IA | 80 | 42 | 8.4 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #8 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 76 | 407 | 10.4 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #18 of 387 |
| 3Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 73 | 67 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #29 of 387 |
| 4Iowa City, IA | 73 | 81 | 11.2 | $1.3M | +4.1% | #31 of 387 |
| 5Cedar Rapids, IA | 69 | 118 | 10.4 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #60 of 387 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 64 | 168 | 10.4 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #93 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 63 | 58 | 10.5 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #97 of 387 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 61 | 43 | 10.5 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #113 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux City metro area
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors24
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
There are 58 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Sioux City metro area as of September 2026. 15 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $76.9M a year, or $1,387 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 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 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Sioux City metro area has 10.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Sioux City metro area would have about 78, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,132 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sioux City metro area scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #97 of 387 scored metro areas.
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