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Medical and dental practices in Guthrie County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Guthrie County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #129 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 72 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,437 a household
Spending per listing
$287K
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
50.0
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,782
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Guthrie County is 78 (high), #129 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 72 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 medical and dental practices in Guthrie County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 50.0 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Guthrie County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,437 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $287K per practice, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Guthrie County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,533 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Guthrie County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Guthrie 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Guthrie County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGuthrie CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households50.083.784.5
Spending per listing$287K$169K$152K
Households per official establishment1,533342270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,437$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,711$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score7865

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$275K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Guthrie 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 Guthrie County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,782+1.6% since 2020
Households
4,600
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
591 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$77,711+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,744
Median home value
$180,100
Jobs located here
3,087
Daytime population
9,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Guthrie County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mills County, IA872037.1$407K+2.6%#19 of 2,394
2Madison County, IA842029.9$501K+3.8%#47 of 2,394
3Lyon County, IA801738.0$371K+3.6%#105 of 2,394
4Mitchell County, IA781839.2$350K+0.6%#125 of 2,394
5Guthrie County, IA782350.0$287K+1.6%#129 of 2,394
6Buchanan County, IA773542.4$324K+1.3%#155 of 2,394
7Warren County, IA7711254.2$286K+9.0%#161 of 2,394
8Allamakee County, IA762135.3$377K+1.2%#172 of 2,394
9Clayton County, IA712533.3$395K−1.1%#306 of 2,394
10Jasper County, IA716342.0$325K+0.9%#317 of 2,394

Other business types in Guthrie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Guthrie County, IA?

There are 23 medical and dental practices on map listings in Guthrie County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Guthrie County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.6M a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $287K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,600 households in Guthrie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Guthrie County, IA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Guthrie County has 50.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $287K, 88% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Guthrie County would have about 43, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Guthrie County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Guthrie County at 10,782 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,600 households. Median household income in Guthrie County is $77,711, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Guthrie County scores 78 for medical and dental practices (high), #129 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Guthrie County

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