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Medical and dental practices in Montgomery County, IA

How Montgomery County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,019 of 2,394 scored counties
#42 of 72 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
31
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,272 a household
Spending per listing
$188K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
67.6
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,002
−3.2% 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

Households in Montgomery County spend about $5.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,272 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $188K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Montgomery County has 31 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 67.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 1,528 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Montgomery County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,019 of 2,394 scored counties and #42 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households67.683.784.5
Spending per listing$188K$169K$152K
Households per official establishment1,528342270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,272$1,412$1,288
Median household income$63,666$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5465

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$827K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,002−3.2% since 2020
Households
4,585
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$63,666+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,366
Median home value
$121,400
Jobs located here
3,930
Daytime population
9,463Residents 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 Montgomery 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
42Montgomery County, IA543167.6$188K−3.2%#1,019 of 2,394

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 medical and dental practices in Montgomery County. 2 of them (6%) 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $1,272 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $188K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,585 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 67.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $188K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 38, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,528 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 10,002 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,585 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $63,666 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Montgomery County scores 54 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,019 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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