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Medical and dental practices in Nebraska
Markets across Nebraska ranked by the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,801
- 523 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 2,701
- −3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 72.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $197K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #7 of 51
- Market score 73 · Upper middle
A site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings around any address in Nebraska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5,801 medical and dental practices in Nebraska. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 72.7 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Nebraska spend about $1.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,432 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5,801 medical and dental practices, that is $197K per practice, 29% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 2,701 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nebraska in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $34.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Nebraska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Nebraska ranks #7 for medical and dental practices, with a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Omaha metro area scores highest (75). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Beatrice area scores highest (80).
Every market in Nebraska for medical and dental practices
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nebraska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Omaha, NE-IA | 75 | 3,071 | 78.8 | $192K | +4.2% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Lincoln, NE | 61 | 1,094 | 77.6 | $182K | +3.3% | #108 of 387 |
| 3Grand Island, NE | 55 | 225 | 74.3 | $180K | +1.5% | #149 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 45 | 523 | 94.3 | $147K | +1.0% | #227 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beatrice, NE | 80 | 38 | 40.7 | $324K | +0.2% | #26 of 538 |
| 2Lexington, NE | 72 | 37 | 37.1 | $366K | +1.1% | #66 of 538 |
| 3Columbus, NE | 72 | 82 | 47.2 | $291K | +3.8% | #67 of 538 |
| 4Fremont, NE | 56 | 112 | 73.8 | $185K | +2.6% | #217 of 538 |
| 5Kearney, NE | 45 | 199 | 87.3 | $161K | +1.9% | #329 of 538 |
| 6Hastings, NE | 44 | 129 | 75.6 | $178K | −0.2% | #333 of 538 |
| 7Scottsbluff, NE | 41 | 112 | 72.8 | $177K | −1.2% | #358 of 538 |
| 8North Platte, NE | 39 | 109 | 71.8 | $182K | −3.6% | #372 of 538 |
| 9Norfolk, NE | 32 | 221 | 112.7 | $118K | +1.1% | #436 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 92 | 19 | 21.4 | $711K | +6.0% | #4 of 2,394 |
| 2Cass County, NE | 84 | 35 | 32.3 | $485K | +3.9% | #48 of 2,394 |
| 3Colfax County, NE | 80 | 18 | 48.6 | $295K | +3.6% | #108 of 2,394 |
| 4Sarpy County, NE | 77 | 359 | 48.5 | $337K | +9.0% | #152 of 2,394 |
| 5Seward County, NE | 76 | 25 | 36.8 | $393K | +2.3% | #169 of 2,394 |
| 6Washington County, NE | 76 | 34 | 40.3 | $390K | +1.8% | #170 of 2,394 |
| 7Custer County, NE | 73 | 15 | 33.3 | $395K | 0.0% | #251 of 2,394 |
| 8Saline County, NE | 70 | 28 | 54.4 | $259K | +1.9% | #355 of 2,394 |
| 9Gage County, NE | 68 | 38 | 40.7 | $324K | +0.2% | #403 of 2,394 |
| 10Otoe County, NE | 64 | 32 | 50.1 | $284K | +3.9% | #578 of 2,394 |
| 11Dawson County, NE | 63 | 37 | 40.5 | $335K | +1.5% | #603 of 2,394 |
| 12Platte County, NE | 61 | 64 | 46.9 | $290K | +3.9% | #701 of 2,394 |
| 13Dakota County, NE | 58 | 42 | 56.3 | $238K | +0.7% | #831 of 2,394 |
| 14York County, NE | 55 | 38 | 66.5 | $210K | +3.3% | #970 of 2,394 |
| 15Box Butte County, NE | 54 | 24 | 53.3 | $236K | −3.0% | #1,000 of 2,394 |
| 16Dodge County, NE | 49 | 112 | 73.8 | $185K | +2.6% | #1,233 of 2,394 |
| 17Lancaster County, NE | 48 | 1,069 | 79.7 | $177K | +3.4% | #1,288 of 2,394 |
| 18Douglas County, NE | 46 | 2,326 | 97.6 | $153K | +3.6% | #1,385 of 2,394 |
| 19Red Willow County, NE | 42 | 29 | 64.4 | $207K | −3.5% | #1,576 of 2,394 |
| 20Holt County, NE | 40 | 33 | 81.5 | $161K | −0.3% | #1,674 of 2,394 |
| 21Hall County, NE | 38 | 205 | 83.4 | $161K | +1.4% | #1,765 of 2,394 |
| 22Scotts Bluff County, NE | 37 | 112 | 74.3 | $173K | −1.3% | #1,804 of 2,394 |
| 23Buffalo County, NE | 37 | 193 | 96.6 | $145K | +1.9% | #1,810 of 2,394 |
| 24Lincoln County, NE | 34 | 109 | 73.2 | $178K | −3.6% | #1,919 of 2,394 |
| 25Adams County, NE | 33 | 114 | 87.2 | $154K | −0.3% | #1,978 of 2,394 |
Show all 93 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Madison County, NE | 27 | 206 | 142.4 | $93K | +1.6% | #2,186 of 2,394 |
| Wayne County, NE | Not scored | 17 | 45.3 | $288K | +3.3% | |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Not scored | 24 | 53.8 | $234K | +0.4% | |
| Hamilton County, NE | Not scored | 21 | 57.9 | $248K | +2.9% | |
| Phelps County, NE | Not scored | 26 | 66.4 | $205K | +0.2% | |
| Cuming County, NE | Not scored | 17 | 44.7 | $309K | −2.1% | |
| Butler County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 28.4 | $496K | +1.8% | |
| Knox County, NE | Not scored | 13 | 38.0 | $337K | −0.5% | |
| Cedar County, NE | Not scored | 17 | 49.4 | $277K | 0.0% | |
| Keith County, NE | Not scored | 19 | 46.9 | $275K | −2.7% | |
| Dawes County, NE | Not scored | 22 | 63.7 | $194K | −3.7% | |
| Richardson County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 25.3 | $515K | −4.2% | |
| Merrick County, NE | Not scored | 12 | 37.4 | $346K | +3.3% | |
| Pierce County, NE | Not scored | 13 | 45.7 | $296K | +0.5% | |
| Jefferson County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 15.9 | $789K | −2.6% | |
| Nemaha County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 28.1 | $463K | +0.2% | |
| Burt County, NE | Not scored | 19 | 64.9 | $200K | −0.6% | |
| Kearney County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 21.3 | $667K | +1.5% | |
| Thurston County, NE | Not scored | 16 | 80.4 | $164K | −0.1% | |
| Howard County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 31.9 | $443K | +0.8% | |
| Antelope County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 34.1 | $382K | +1.0% | |
| Clay County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 36.1 | $383K | +1.1% | |
| Stanton County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 8.6 | $1.6M | −1.4% | |
| Dixon County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 41.1 | $329K | +0.4% | |
| Fillmore County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 38.2 | $367K | −2.0% | |
| Cherry County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 49.3 | $266K | +1.9% | |
| Boone County, NE | Not scored | 13 | 59.3 | $234K | −0.1% | |
| Johnson County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 5.9 | $2.2M | −1.4% | |
| Polk County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 28.4 | $484K | +1.1% | |
| Sheridan County, NE | Not scored | 12 | 56.9 | $225K | −5.7% | |
| Thayer County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 38.3 | $343K | −3.6% | |
| Furnas County, NE | Not scored | 11 | 54.7 | $225K | −2.2% | |
| Morrill County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 41.7 | $290K | −3.3% | |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 52.1 | $264K | +0.2% | |
| Valley County, NE | Not scored | 16 | 89.1 | $148K | +0.9% | |
| Chase County, NE | Not scored | 8 | 54.2 | $243K | −4.4% | |
| Webster County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 40.2 | $325K | −1.6% | |
| Nance County, NE | Not scored | 6 | 44.7 | $294K | −3.0% | |
| Kimball County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 67.2 | $178K | −0.5% | |
| Sherman County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 22.6 | $563K | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 39.2 | $317K | −2.6% | |
| Harlan County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 33.4 | $424K | −1.9% | |
| Franklin County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 7.7 | $1.7M | −3.1% | |
| Perkins County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 33.6 | $408K | −0.3% | |
| Frontier County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +6.0% | |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 18.0 | $654K | −5.9% | |
| Pawnee County, NE | Not scored | 1 | 9.2 | $1.3M | −1.0% | |
| Greeley County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Gosper County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Deuel County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 23.9 | $544K | +1.6% | |
| Garden County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 46.6 | $234K | −4.5% | |
| Dundy County, NE | Not scored | 3 | 38.5 | $322K | −5.2% | |
| Garfield County, NE | Not scored | 5 | 71.3 | $178K | −5.4% | |
| Boyd County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 26.9 | $483K | −7.5% | |
| Rock County, NE | Not scored | 2 | 33.3 | $387K | −0.7% | |
| Sioux County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Wheeler County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Hayes County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Logan County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Banner County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Hooker County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Grant County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Loup County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.1% | |
| Thomas County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Arthur County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| McPherson County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Blaine County, NE | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 medical and dental practices on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Nebraska?
Nebraska has 5,801 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 523 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 2,701 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. Official counts list 1,214 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nebraska spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,432 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,801 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $197K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 797,847 households in Nebraska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nebraska compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Nebraska has 72.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $197K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Nebraska would have about 7,491, against 5,801 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 295 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Nebraska has the highest market score for medical and dental practices?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Nebraska, the Omaha metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nebraska, the Beatrice area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 26 scored counties in Nebraska, Saunders County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Nebraska scores 73 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #7 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nebraska. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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