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Medical and dental practices in Wayne County, NE

The medical and dental practices in Wayne County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
17
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,305 a household
Spending per listing
$288K
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.3
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,020
+3.3% 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 $1,305 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $4.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $288K per practice, 89% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Wayne County has 17 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 45.3 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 938 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.372.784.5
Spending per listing$288K$197K$152K
Households per official establishment938295270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,305$1,432$1,288
Median household income$66,215$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored73

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$798K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
170 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,020+3.3% since 2020
Households
3,753
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$66,215
Average household income
$83,400
Median home value
$221,600
Jobs located here
5,123
Daytime population
10,606Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, NENot scored1745.3$288K+3.3%

Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 medical and dental practices in Wayne County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $1,305 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $288K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,753 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 45.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $288K, 89% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Wayne County would have about 32, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 938 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 10,020 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,753 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $66,215 a year, 18% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Wayne County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Wayne County?

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