Businesses by county and category in Iowa
The US Index tracks 9 categories across 90 counties of Iowa, using the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023). Counts are establishments with paid employees. See the counties with the most establishments in each category.
Restaurants and bars in Iowa: 6,198 establishments
Hotels, motels and lodging in Iowa: 707 establishments
Medical and dental offices in Iowa: 2,035 establishments
Other health practitioner offices in Iowa: 2,421 establishments
Hair, nail and barber shops in Iowa: 930 establishments
Gyms and fitness centers in Iowa: 335 establishments
Pharmacies and drug stores in Iowa: 313 establishments
Auto repair shops in Iowa: 2,093 establishments
Supermarkets and grocery stores in Iowa: 568 establishments
All counties of Iowa in the Index
- Polk County2,844 establishments in 9 categories
- Linn County1,161 establishments in 9 categories
- Scott County1,049 establishments in 9 categories
- Johnson County845 establishments in 9 categories
- Black Hawk County632 establishments in 9 categories
- Woodbury County563 establishments in 9 categories
- Dubuque County557 establishments in 9 categories
- Dallas County482 establishments in 8 categories
- Story County469 establishments in 8 categories
- Pottawattamie County392 establishments in 7 categories
- Cerro Gordo County270 establishments in 7 categories
- Clinton County214 establishments in 5 categories
- Des Moines County213 establishments in 6 categories
- Warren County177 establishments in 5 categories
- Webster County172 establishments in 5 categories
- Muscatine County169 establishments in 4 categories
- Sioux County163 establishments in 6 categories
- Marion County153 establishments in 5 categories
- Dickinson County147 establishments in 5 categories
- Lee County139 establishments in 5 categories
- Marshall County139 establishments in 5 categories
- Jasper County125 establishments in 6 categories
- Wapello County119 establishments in 5 categories
- Carroll County117 establishments in 4 categories
- Bremer County90 establishments in 4 categories
- Winneshiek County88 establishments in 4 categories
- Plymouth County87 establishments in 3 categories
- Henry County85 establishments in 4 categories
- Poweshiek County84 establishments in 4 categories
- Cedar County77 establishments in 4 categories
- Boone County76 establishments in 3 categories
- Jackson County76 establishments in 4 categories
- Washington County76 establishments in 3 categories
- Benton County74 establishments in 4 categories
- Jones County74 establishments in 4 categories
- Clay County70 establishments in 3 categories
- Hardin County69 establishments in 4 categories
- Jefferson County65 establishments in 3 categories
- Kossuth County64 establishments in 3 categories
- O'Brien County63 establishments in 3 categories
- Mahaska County61 establishments in 3 categories
- Delaware County60 establishments in 2 categories
- Fayette County60 establishments in 3 categories
- Cass County58 establishments in 3 categories
- Page County56 establishments in 3 categories
- Iowa County51 establishments in 3 categories
- Wright County50 establishments in 3 categories
- Buena Vista County49 establishments in 3 categories
- Clayton County46 establishments in 1 category
- Floyd County46 establishments in 3 categories
- Buchanan County45 establishments in 2 categories
- Allamakee County41 establishments in 2 categories
- Crawford County41 establishments in 2 categories
- Lyon County37 establishments in 2 categories
- Guthrie County36 establishments in 2 categories
- Madison County34 establishments in 2 categories
- Mills County31 establishments in 2 categories
- Hamilton County29 establishments in 2 categories
- Mitchell County26 establishments in 2 categories
- Sac County26 establishments in 2 categories
- Shelby County26 establishments in 1 category
- Union County26 establishments in 1 category
- Cherokee County25 establishments in 1 category
- Hancock County25 establishments in 2 categories
- Harrison County23 establishments in 1 category
- Winnebago County23 establishments in 1 category
- Butler County21 establishments in 2 categories
- Palo Alto County21 establishments in 1 category
- Tama County21 establishments in 1 category
- Chickasaw County20 establishments in 1 category
- Appanoose County19 establishments in 1 category
- Montgomery County19 establishments in 1 category
- Howard County18 establishments in 1 category
- Humboldt County16 establishments in 1 category
- Monona County16 establishments in 1 category
- Grundy County15 establishments in 1 category
- Monroe County15 establishments in 1 category
- Adair County14 establishments in 1 category
- Clarke County14 establishments in 1 category
- Greene County14 establishments in 1 category
- Lucas County14 establishments in 1 category
- Ringgold County13 establishments in 1 category
- Calhoun County12 establishments in 1 category
- Franklin County12 establishments in 1 category
- Fremont County12 establishments in 1 category
- Ida County12 establishments in 1 category
- Emmet County11 establishments in 1 category
- Decatur County10 establishments in 1 category
- Louisa County10 establishments in 1 category
- Wayne County10 establishments in 1 category