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Medical and dental practices in Grundy County, IA
The medical and dental practices in Grundy County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #844 of 2,394 scored counties
#37 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 37
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,458 a household
- Spending per listing
- $202K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,361
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 medical and dental practices in Grundy County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 72.3 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,458 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 37 medical and dental practices, that is $202K per practice, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Grundy County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 512 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Grundy County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #844 of 2,394 scored counties and #37 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Grundy 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 | Grundy County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 72.3 | 83.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $202K | $169K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 512 | 342 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,458 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,205 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 371 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Grundy 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 Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,361+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,117
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $87,205+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,039
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,124
- Daytime population
- 10,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 37Grundy County, IA | 58 | 37 | 72.3 | $202K | +0.2% | #844 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Grundy 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Grundy County, IA?
Grundy County has 37 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grundy County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $7.5M a year, or $1,458 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $202K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,117 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Grundy County has 72.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $202K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Grundy County would have about 49, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 512 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Grundy County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 12,361 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,117 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $87,205, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Grundy County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #844 of 2,394 scored counties.
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