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Medical and dental practices in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #177 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 1,211
- 78 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 338
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $136K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 106.2
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,285
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,447 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Cedar Rapids metro area spend about $164.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $136K per practice, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Cedar Rapids metro area has 1,211 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 78 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 106.2 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 338 businesses with payroll in the Cedar Rapids metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 337 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Cedar Rapids metro area.
Population estimates show the Cedar Rapids metro area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Cedar Rapids metro area has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #177 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Cedar Rapids 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Cedar Rapids metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 106.2 | 83.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $136K | $169K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 337 | 342 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,447 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,080 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 338+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,845
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $370.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,21178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,082The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,285+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 114,000
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $78,080+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,989
- Median home value
- $211,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,164
- Daytime population
- 283,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Iowa
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cedar Rapids 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics69
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,211 medical and dental practices in the Cedar Rapids metro area. 78 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 338 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $164.9M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,211 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $136K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 114,000 households in the Cedar Rapids metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Cedar Rapids metro area has 106.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $136K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Cedar Rapids metro area would have about 1,082, against 1,211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 337 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cedar Rapids metro area at 279,285 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 114,000 households. The median household income in the Cedar Rapids metro area is $78,080 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. The Cedar Rapids metro area scores 52 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #177 of 387 scored metro areas.
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