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Medical and dental practices in Dawes County, NE

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
22
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,238 a household
Spending per listing
$194K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
63.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,858
−3.7% 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

At $1,238 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Dawes County spend about $4.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $194K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Dawes County has 22 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 14%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 63.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Dawes County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 247 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Dawes County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Dawes 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Dawes County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDawes CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households63.772.784.5
Spending per listing$194K$197K$152K
Households per official establishment247295270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,238$1,432$1,288
Median household income$56,280$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored73

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Dawes 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 Dawes County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,858−3.7% since 2020
Households
3,453
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$56,280
Average household income
$76,200
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
3,090
Daytime population
7,735Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE921921.4$711K+6.0%#4 of 2,394
2Cass County, NE843532.3$485K+3.9%#48 of 2,394
3Colfax County, NE801848.6$295K+3.6%#108 of 2,394
4Sarpy County, NE7735948.5$337K+9.0%#152 of 2,394
5Seward County, NE762536.8$393K+2.3%#169 of 2,394
6Washington County, NE763440.3$390K+1.8%#170 of 2,394
7Custer County, NE731533.3$395K0.0%#251 of 2,394
8Saline County, NE702854.4$259K+1.9%#355 of 2,394
9Gage County, NE683840.7$324K+0.2%#403 of 2,394
10Otoe County, NE643250.1$284K+3.9%#578 of 2,394
Dawes County, NENot scored2263.7$194K−3.7%

Other business types in Dawes County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Dawes County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 medical and dental practices in Dawes County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dawes County, NE spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.3M a year, or $1,238 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $194K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,453 households in Dawes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dawes County has 63.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $194K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dawes County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 247 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Dawes County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dawes County at 7,858 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Dawes County is $56,280 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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