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Medical and dental practices in Lancaster County, NE
The medical and dental practices in Lancaster County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,288 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 1,069
- 103 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 516
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,413 a household
- Spending per listing
- $177K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 79.7
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,069 medical and dental practices in Lancaster County. Of those, 103 are chain locations, or 10%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 79.7 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lancaster County comes to about $189.5M a year: $1,413 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $177K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lancaster County was 516 in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 248 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $12M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lancaster County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lancaster County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Lancaster County is 48 (lower middle), #1,288 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 79.7 | 72.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $177K | $197K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 260 | 295 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | −3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,413 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 530 → 516−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,721
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $598.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 248Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,069103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,243The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $12M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents 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 |
| 17Lancaster County, NE | 48 | 1,069 | 79.7 | $177K | +3.4% | #1,288 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics71
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lancaster County, NE?
There are 1,069 medical and dental practices on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 103 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 516 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 248 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $189.5M a year, or $1,413 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,069 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $177K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lancaster County has 79.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $177K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 1,243, against 1,069 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 260 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,288 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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