Market rankings · Iowa
Medical and dental practices in Iowa
Markets across Iowa ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 11,017
- 836 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3,846
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 83.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 65 · Upper middle
A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around any address in Iowa by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11,017 medical and dental practices in Iowa. 836 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 83.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Iowa comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $169K per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 3,846 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Iowa in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $22.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Iowa.
Among the 50 states and DC, Iowa ranks #11 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Iowa, the Ames metro area scores highest (80). Of the 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Iowa, the Le Mars area scores highest (78).
Every market in Iowa for medical and dental practices
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Iowa, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ames, IA | 80 | 268 | 53.8 | $262K | +2.2% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Iowa City, IA | 77 | 523 | 72.3 | $200K | +4.1% | #27 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 75 | 3,071 | 78.8 | $192K | +4.2% | #32 of 387 |
| 3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 62 | 3,180 | 107.9 | $142K | +6.7% | #105 of 387 |
| 4Dubuque, IA | 52 | 356 | 86.9 | $164K | +0.1% | #172 of 387 |
| 5Cedar Rapids, IA | 52 | 1,211 | 106.2 | $136K | +1.0% | #177 of 387 |
| 6Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 51 | 1,393 | 86.1 | $162K | −0.9% | #185 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 45 | 523 | 94.3 | $147K | +1.0% | #227 of 387 |
| 8Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 41 | 891 | 128.4 | $106K | +0.5% | #269 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Le Mars, IA | 78 | 47 | 45.6 | $317K | 0.0% | #33 of 538 |
| 2Oskaloosa, IA | 75 | 41 | 46.9 | $283K | −1.2% | #48 of 538 |
| 3Spirit Lake, IA | 72 | 47 | 53.1 | $271K | +1.7% | #70 of 538 |
| 4Storm Lake, IA | 61 | 50 | 66.3 | $209K | −1.7% | #157 of 538 |
| 5Pella, IA | 61 | 99 | 74.3 | $192K | +2.3% | #162 of 538 |
| 6Ottumwa, IA | 58 | 97 | 69.3 | $183K | −0.3% | #196 of 538 |
| 7Fort Madison, IA | 56 | 65 | 45.4 | $281K | −3.6% | #210 of 538 |
| 8Burlington, IA-IL | 48 | 105 | 52.8 | $243K | −2.5% | #284 of 538 |
| 9Carroll, IA | 47 | 56 | 63.6 | $215K | −2.0% | #294 of 538 |
| 10Marshalltown, IA | 47 | 133 | 85.8 | $156K | −0.5% | #302 of 538 |
| 11Clinton, IA | 43 | 171 | 87.7 | $154K | −0.9% | #342 of 538 |
| 12Spencer, IA | 38 | 58 | 79.6 | $166K | −0.8% | #382 of 538 |
| 13Muscatine, IA | 35 | 157 | 90.5 | $147K | −3.0% | #414 of 538 |
| 14Mason City, IA | 32 | 297 | 130.7 | $104K | −1.5% | #440 of 538 |
| 15Fort Dodge, IA | 31 | 171 | 111.2 | $118K | −0.4% | #447 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mills County, IA | 87 | 20 | 37.1 | $407K | +2.6% | #19 of 2,394 |
| 2Madison County, IA | 84 | 20 | 29.9 | $501K | +3.8% | #47 of 2,394 |
| 3Lyon County, IA | 80 | 17 | 38.0 | $371K | +3.6% | #105 of 2,394 |
| 4Mitchell County, IA | 78 | 18 | 39.2 | $350K | +0.6% | #125 of 2,394 |
| 5Guthrie County, IA | 78 | 23 | 50.0 | $287K | +1.6% | #129 of 2,394 |
| 6Buchanan County, IA | 77 | 35 | 42.4 | $324K | +1.3% | #155 of 2,394 |
| 7Warren County, IA | 77 | 112 | 54.2 | $286K | +9.0% | #161 of 2,394 |
| 8Allamakee County, IA | 76 | 21 | 35.3 | $377K | +1.2% | #172 of 2,394 |
| 9Clayton County, IA | 71 | 25 | 33.3 | $395K | −1.1% | #306 of 2,394 |
| 10Jasper County, IA | 71 | 63 | 42.0 | $325K | +0.9% | #317 of 2,394 |
| 11Benton County, IA | 71 | 48 | 47.0 | $313K | +1.8% | #320 of 2,394 |
| 12Delaware County, IA | 71 | 37 | 50.2 | $278K | +1.3% | #326 of 2,394 |
| 13Louisa County, IA | 69 | 11 | 26.0 | $536K | −3.7% | #359 of 2,394 |
| 14Hamilton County, IA | 69 | 31 | 48.2 | $287K | −0.5% | #380 of 2,394 |
| 15Boone County, IA | 68 | 45 | 41.1 | $352K | +0.4% | #398 of 2,394 |
| 16Harrison County, IA | 68 | 33 | 54.2 | $261K | +0.4% | #419 of 2,394 |
| 17Dallas County, IA | 68 | 301 | 70.9 | $239K | +17.8% | #423 of 2,394 |
| 18Crawford County, IA | 67 | 24 | 37.9 | $349K | −1.5% | #439 of 2,394 |
| 19Plymouth County, IA | 67 | 47 | 45.6 | $317K | 0.0% | #445 of 2,394 |
| 20Sioux County, IA | 66 | 68 | 53.6 | $276K | +2.5% | #487 of 2,394 |
| 21Floyd County, IA | 65 | 24 | 36.9 | $359K | −4.4% | #524 of 2,394 |
| 22Union County, IA | 65 | 21 | 41.0 | $298K | −2.5% | #531 of 2,394 |
| 23Jackson County, IA | 64 | 34 | 41.3 | $333K | −0.8% | #566 of 2,394 |
| 24Mahaska County, IA | 64 | 41 | 46.9 | $283K | −1.2% | #579 of 2,394 |
| 25Cherokee County, IA | 64 | 25 | 49.6 | $278K | −2.4% | #580 of 2,394 |
Show all 99 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Butler County, IA | 63 | 25 | 42.6 | $321K | −2.0% | #608 of 2,394 |
| 27Dickinson County, IA | 63 | 47 | 53.1 | $271K | +1.7% | #618 of 2,394 |
| 28Tama County, IA | 63 | 36 | 53.6 | $245K | −1.5% | #624 of 2,394 |
| 29Chickasaw County, IA | 62 | 23 | 46.0 | $297K | −2.8% | #650 of 2,394 |
| 30Iowa County, IA | 62 | 33 | 47.8 | $286K | −1.0% | #652 of 2,394 |
| 31Story County, IA | 62 | 223 | 57.3 | $244K | +2.7% | #664 of 2,394 |
| 32Wright County, IA | 61 | 17 | 31.8 | $429K | −0.9% | #687 of 2,394 |
| 33Hancock County, IA | 61 | 23 | 49.2 | $266K | −2.2% | #706 of 2,394 |
| 34Cedar County, IA | 60 | 32 | 42.0 | $336K | −0.7% | #733 of 2,394 |
| 35Shelby County, IA | 60 | 25 | 51.2 | $278K | −0.2% | #742 of 2,394 |
| 36Fayette County, IA | 59 | 45 | 53.9 | $236K | −2.1% | #790 of 2,394 |
| 37Grundy County, IA | 58 | 37 | 72.3 | $202K | +0.2% | #844 of 2,394 |
| 38Johnson County, IA | 57 | 471 | 74.4 | $195K | +4.6% | #889 of 2,394 |
| 39Washington County, IA | 56 | 52 | 58.0 | $240K | +0.6% | #911 of 2,394 |
| 40Winneshiek County, IA | 54 | 45 | 55.3 | $254K | −1.6% | #996 of 2,394 |
| 41Pottawattamie County, IA | 54 | 245 | 65.1 | $212K | −0.7% | #1,010 of 2,394 |
| 42Montgomery County, IA | 54 | 31 | 67.6 | $188K | −3.2% | #1,019 of 2,394 |
| 43Appanoose County, IA | 53 | 30 | 57.7 | $209K | −1.7% | #1,049 of 2,394 |
| 44Marion County, IA | 53 | 99 | 74.3 | $192K | +2.3% | #1,058 of 2,394 |
| 45Hardin County, IA | 52 | 34 | 48.3 | $266K | −2.2% | #1,074 of 2,394 |
| 46Kossuth County, IA | 51 | 34 | 52.0 | $254K | −3.2% | #1,116 of 2,394 |
| 47Buena Vista County, IA | 51 | 50 | 66.3 | $209K | −1.7% | #1,126 of 2,394 |
| 48Jefferson County, IA | 51 | 43 | 61.9 | $205K | −2.5% | #1,129 of 2,394 |
| 49Lee County, IA | 50 | 65 | 45.4 | $281K | −3.6% | #1,158 of 2,394 |
| 50Jones County, IA | 50 | 88 | 107.3 | $128K | +2.9% | #1,203 of 2,394 |
| 51Cass County, IA | 49 | 30 | 51.3 | $251K | −1.2% | #1,210 of 2,394 |
| 52Wapello County, IA | 49 | 97 | 69.3 | $183K | −0.3% | #1,234 of 2,394 |
| 53Winnebago County, IA | 47 | 29 | 62.5 | $208K | −3.8% | #1,325 of 2,394 |
| 54O’Brien County, IA | 46 | 43 | 74.0 | $179K | +0.5% | #1,372 of 2,394 |
| 55Bremer County, IA | 46 | 84 | 86.5 | $168K | +1.1% | #1,378 of 2,394 |
| 56Page County, IA | 45 | 45 | 71.9 | $173K | −2.3% | #1,422 of 2,394 |
| 57Polk County, IA | 43 | 2,661 | 129.6 | $116K | +4.8% | #1,558 of 2,394 |
| 58Marshall County, IA | 42 | 133 | 85.8 | $156K | −0.5% | #1,597 of 2,394 |
| 59Dubuque County, IA | 41 | 356 | 86.9 | $164K | +0.1% | #1,639 of 2,394 |
| 60Henry County, IA | 40 | 46 | 60.2 | $222K | −5.4% | #1,652 of 2,394 |
| 61Carroll County, IA | 40 | 56 | 63.6 | $215K | −2.0% | #1,654 of 2,394 |
| 62Des Moines County, IA | 39 | 101 | 58.8 | $219K | −2.0% | #1,706 of 2,394 |
| 63Clinton County, IA | 39 | 171 | 87.7 | $154K | −0.9% | #1,718 of 2,394 |
| 64Linn County, IA | 39 | 1,075 | 112.4 | $129K | +0.7% | #1,729 of 2,394 |
| 65Woodbury County, IA | 38 | 389 | 95.6 | $143K | +0.7% | #1,776 of 2,394 |
| 66Clay County, IA | 35 | 58 | 79.6 | $166K | −0.8% | #1,882 of 2,394 |
| 67Scott County, IA | 35 | 794 | 108.6 | $134K | +0.4% | #1,897 of 2,394 |
| 68Black Hawk County, IA | 34 | 770 | 141.1 | $95K | +0.4% | #1,959 of 2,394 |
| 69Muscatine County, IA | 33 | 157 | 90.5 | $147K | −3.0% | #1,982 of 2,394 |
| 70Webster County, IA | 30 | 171 | 111.2 | $118K | −0.4% | #2,094 of 2,394 |
| 71Cerro Gordo County, IA | 27 | 290 | 148.4 | $91K | −1.5% | #2,187 of 2,394 |
| 72Poweshiek County, IA | 25 | 97 | 124.3 | $110K | −1.4% | #2,214 of 2,394 |
| Franklin County, IA | Not scored | 19 | 45.3 | $275K | −1.2% | |
| Keokuk County, IA | Not scored | 12 | 29.5 | $440K | −2.0% | |
| Calhoun County, IA | Not scored | 18 | 45.1 | $294K | −3.4% | |
| Sac County, IA | Not scored | 25 | 58.1 | $227K | −2.7% | |
| Clarke County, IA | Not scored | 23 | 56.5 | $240K | −1.6% | |
| Humboldt County, IA | Not scored | 24 | 56.9 | $239K | −2.0% | |
| Howard County, IA | Not scored | 21 | 55.7 | $236K | −0.8% | |
| Emmet County, IA | Not scored | 23 | 56.6 | $223K | −2.5% | |
| Davis County, IA | Not scored | 11 | 34.4 | $400K | +1.3% | |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Not scored | 17 | 44.9 | $302K | −1.0% | |
| Lucas County, IA | Not scored | 14 | 37.8 | $330K | +2.6% | |
| Greene County, IA | Not scored | 25 | 63.7 | $208K | −1.0% | |
| Monona County, IA | Not scored | 17 | 43.8 | $299K | −2.4% | |
| Decatur County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 13.1 | $926K | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, IA | Not scored | 6 | 19.4 | $683K | −2.5% | |
| Adair County, IA | Not scored | 11 | 34.0 | $396K | −1.3% | |
| Worth County, IA | Not scored | 7 | 22.0 | $627K | −1.3% | |
| Van Buren County, IA | Not scored | 5 | 17.3 | $730K | −1.2% | |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Not scored | 16 | 53.3 | $241K | −3.5% | |
| Ida County, IA | Not scored | 12 | 39.3 | $328K | −3.4% | |
| Wayne County, IA | Not scored | 6 | 23.4 | $567K | +3.6% | |
| Fremont County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 14.2 | $975K | −0.8% | |
| Osceola County, IA | Not scored | 13 | 49.4 | $266K | −3.6% | |
| Taylor County, IA | Not scored | 7 | 28.1 | $454K | −0.5% | |
| Audubon County, IA | Not scored | 7 | 27.0 | $485K | −3.0% | |
| Ringgold County, IA | Not scored | 6 | 31.6 | $429K | 0.0% | |
| Adams County, IA | Not scored | 14 | 90.9 | $149K | −2.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 medical and dental practices on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Iowa?
There are 11,017 medical and dental practices on map listings in Iowa as of September 2026. 836 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3,846 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. Official counts list 1,152 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iowa spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.9B a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11,017 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $169K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,315,707 households in Iowa and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iowa compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Iowa has 83.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $169K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Iowa would have about 12,183, against 11,017 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Iowa has the highest market score for medical and dental practices?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Iowa, the Ames metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Iowa, the Le Mars area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 72 scored counties in Iowa, Mills County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Iowa scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Iowa. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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