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Medical and dental practices in Johnson County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #889 of 2,394 scored counties
#38 of 72 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
471
51 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
190
+6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$92M
On medical and dental services · $1,453 a household
Spending per listing
$195K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
74.4
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,044
+4.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 471 medical and dental practices in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 74.4 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Johnson County spend about $92M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,453 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $195K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Johnson County in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 333 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 188 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Johnson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Johnson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #889 of 2,394 scored counties and #38 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households74.483.784.5
Spending per listing$195K$169K$152K
Households per official establishment333342270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.7%+0.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,453$1,412$1,288
Median household income$74,935$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5765

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
178 → 190+6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,464
Annual payroll, 2023
$107.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
188Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
47151 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
604The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$4.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
160,044+4.6% since 2020
Households
63,341
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
256
Median household income
$74,935+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,874
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
88,327
Daytime population
171,516Residents 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 Johnson 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
38Johnson County, IA5747174.4$195K+4.6%#889 of 2,394

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

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

There are 471 medical and dental practices on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 51 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 190 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. Another 188 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $92M a year, or $1,453 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 471 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $195K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,341 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 74.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $195K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Johnson County would have about 604, against 471 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 333 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 160,044 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,341 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $74,935, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Johnson County scores 57 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #889 of 2,394 scored counties.

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