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Medical and dental practices in Clay County, IA
The medical and dental practices in Clay County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,882 of 2,394 scored counties
#66 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 58
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $166K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.6
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,202
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,882 of 2,394 scored counties and #66 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Clay County comes to about $9.6M a year: $1,321 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 medical and dental practices, that is $166K per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 58 medical and dental practices on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 79.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clay County in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $101K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clay County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clay 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 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 | Clay County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.6 | 83.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $166K | $169K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 260 | 342 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,321 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,428 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 28−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 341
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 585 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $101K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,202−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,282
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 567 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $65,428+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,614
- Median home value
- $178,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,325
- Daytime population
- 16,701Residents 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 medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| 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 |
| 66Clay County, IA | 35 | 58 | 79.6 | $166K | −0.8% | #1,882 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Clay 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors19
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Clay County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 medical and dental practices in Clay County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clay County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.6M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $166K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,282 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Clay County has 79.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $166K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Clay County would have about 63, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 16,202 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,282 households. The median household income in Clay County is $65,428 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Clay County scores 35 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,882 of 2,394 scored counties.
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