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Medical and dental practices in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 3,071
- 279 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 1,255
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $589.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,512 a household
- Spending per listing
- $192K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 78.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,009,836
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Omaha metro area has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #32 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for medical and dental practices.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Omaha metro area comes to about $589.3M a year: $1,512 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $192K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Omaha metro area has 3,071 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 279 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 78.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 1,255 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Omaha metro area in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 311 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $15.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Omaha metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Omaha metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Omaha 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.
| Measure | Omaha metro area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 78.8 | 72.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $192K | $197K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 311 | 295 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | −3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,512 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,255+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,715
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 730Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,071279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,864The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $15.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Omaha 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 Omaha metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,009,836+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 389,812
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $84,829+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,627
- Median home value
- $268,600
- Jobs located here
- 507,201
- Daytime population
- 999,164Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nebraska
| 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 |
Other business types in the Omaha metro area
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 clinics75
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics76
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,071 medical and dental practices in the Omaha metro area. 279 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 1,255 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. Another 730 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $589.3M a year, or $1,512 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,071 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $192K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,812 households in the Omaha metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Omaha, NE-IA metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Omaha metro area has 78.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $192K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Omaha metro area would have about 3,864, against 3,071 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 311 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Omaha, NE-IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Omaha metro area at 1,009,836 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,812 households. The median household income in the Omaha metro area is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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 Omaha metro area scores 75 for medical and dental practices (high), #32 of 387 scored metro areas.
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