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Medical and dental practices in Phelps County, NE
How Phelps 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
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,363 a household
- Spending per listing
- $205K
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 66.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,994
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,363 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Phelps County spend about $5.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $205K per practice, 35% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 26 medical and dental practices on map listings in Phelps County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 66.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Phelps County in 2023. That is one for every 261 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Phelps County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Phelps 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 | Phelps County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 66.4 | 72.7 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $205K | $197K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 261 | 295 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,363 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,919 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,994+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,916
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 540 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,919
- Average household income
- $102,125
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,937
- Daytime population
- 9,477Residents 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 |
| Phelps County, NE | Not scored | 26 | 66.4 | $205K | +0.2% |
Other business types in Phelps County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Phelps County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 medical and dental practices in Phelps County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Phelps County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.3M a year, or $1,363 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $205K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,916 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phelps County, NE compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Phelps County has 66.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $205K, 35% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Phelps County would have about 35, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 261 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Phelps County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Phelps County at 8,994 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,916 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $68,919 a year, 15% 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.
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