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Medical and dental practices in Dakota County, NE
How Dakota County, NE 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #831 of 2,394 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 42
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $1,338 a household
- Spending per listing
- $238K
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.3
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,338 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Dakota County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $238K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 42 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 56.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dakota County in 2023. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dakota County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dakota County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #831 of 2,394 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.3 | 72.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $238K | $197K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 295 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,338 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| 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 |
| 13Dakota County, NE | 58 | 42 | 56.3 | $238K | +0.7% | #831 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dakota 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dakota County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 medical and dental practices in Dakota County. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Dakota County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $1,338 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $238K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dakota County has 56.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $238K, 56% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dakota County would have about 65, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County scores 58 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #831 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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