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Medical and dental practices in the Grand Island, NE metro area

The medical and dental practices in the Grand Island, NE metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #149 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska

Listings
225
27 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
111
−12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
Spending per listing
$180K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
74.3
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,076
+1.5% 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 the Grand Island metro area spend about $40.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,340 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 225 medical and dental practices, that is $180K per practice, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 225 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Grand Island metro area as of September 2026. 27 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 74.3 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Grand Island metro area was 111 in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Grand Island metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Grand Island metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Grand Island metro area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #149 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska.

How the Grand Island metro area 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 Grand Island, NE metro area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Island metro areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households74.372.784.5
Spending per listing$180K$197K$152K
Households per official establishment273295270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.0%−3.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,340$1,432$1,288
Median household income$69,704$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5573

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
111−12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,733
Annual payroll, 2023
$124.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
44Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22527 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
266The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Grand Island metro area, 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 the Grand Island metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
78,076+1.5% since 2020
Households
30,296
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$69,704+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,207
Median home value
$218,400
Jobs located here
39,132
Daytime population
77,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Nebraska

Every Nebraska market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Nebraska for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Nebraska (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Grand Island metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nebraska

Metro areas in Nebraska ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Omaha, NE-IA753,07178.8$192K+4.2%#32 of 387
2Lincoln, NE611,09477.6$182K+3.3%#108 of 387
3Grand Island, NE5522574.3$180K+1.5%#149 of 387
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD4552394.3$147K+1.0%#227 of 387

Other business types in the Grand Island metro area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Grand Island, NE metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 225 medical and dental practices in the Grand Island metro area. 27 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Grand Island, NE metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $40.6M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 225 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $180K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,296 households in the Grand Island metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Grand Island, NE metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Grand Island metro area has 74.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $180K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Grand Island metro area would have about 266, against 225 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 273 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Grand Island, NE metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Grand Island metro area at 78,076 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,296 households. The median household income in the Grand Island metro area is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. The Grand Island metro area scores 55 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #149 of 387 scored metro areas.

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