Des Moines, IA · Healthcare
Healthcare in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 275 physician offices in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 7,439 people with $771.6 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
275
120th most of 387 US metro areas
7,439
27.1 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$771.6 million
$103,723 per employee
61%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
-8.3%
in the number of businesses (300 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 120th of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 27.1 employees each, against 13.3 across all metros.
- The count fell by 25 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps healthcare in Des Moines.
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Follow up on missed visits the same week
A warm, non-judgmental rebooking note drafted the morning after, so a no-show does not quietly become a lost patient.
Questions
Healthcare in Des Moines
How many physician offices are there in Des Moines?
275 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 7,439 people and paid $771.6 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 300 to 275 (-8.3%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is physician offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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