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Dentists and orthodontists in Story County, IA
How Story 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #295 of 1,886 scored counties
#8 of 47 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 34
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,398 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,291
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,398 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Story County spend about $54.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 34 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.6M per practice, 63% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Story County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Story County was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,441 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Story County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Story County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #295 of 1,886 scored counties and #8 of 47 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Story 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 | Story County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,441 | 1,277 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,398 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,685 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 270.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Story 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 Story County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,291+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 38,904
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $69,685+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,918
- Median home value
- $258,700
- Jobs located here
- 47,997
- Daytime population
- 107,341Residents 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 Story 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 |
Other business types in Story 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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Story County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 dentists and orthodontists in Story County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Story County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $54.4M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 38,904 households in Story County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Story County, IA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Story County has 8.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Story County would have about 55, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,441 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Story County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Story County at 101,291 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,904 households. Median household income in Story County is $69,685, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Story County scores 69 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #295 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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