110,023 Iowa businesses, checked and ready.
Iowa businesses from state licences, registries and business listings: the biggest group is contractors & trades. We check every email before anyone is emailed and name the owner where public records show it.
What we hold in Iowa.
| Trade | Businesses | With email | With phone | No website found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractors & trades | 20,788 | 14,522 | 17,673 | 3,973 |
| Salons & personal care | 13,010 | 5,280 | 10,133 | 1,810 |
| Clinics & health care | 10,593 | 2,338 | 9,859 | 587 |
| Retail stores | 9,769 | 1,264 | 4,300 | 89 |
| Restaurants & food | 8,307 | 2,938 | 6,169 | 721 |
| Professional services | 7,856 | 2,961 | 5,245 | 137 |
| Trucking & transport | 2,358 | 474 | 1,068 | 191 |
| Manufacturing | 1,515 | 150 | 196 | 5 |
| Hotels & lodging | 1,408 | 590 | 1,125 | 129 |
| Farms & agriculture | 1,369 | 101 | 127 | 10 |
| Fitness & recreation | 881 | 139 | 210 | 2 |
| Wholesale & distribution | 685 | 32 | 67 | 2 |
| Nonprofits | 462 | 69 | 115 | 2 |
| Waste & recycling | 372 | 78 | 210 | 32 |
Counted 2026-10-08. "No website found" counts only businesses we have already checked.
Where they are.
Businesses in the busiest cities of Iowa. Pick a city in the lead finder to see emails, owners and sample names.
Open the lead finder for Iowa- Des Moines 8,668
- Cedar Rapids 4,981
- West Des Moines 3,393
- Davenport 3,181
- Johnston 2,848
- Ankeny 2,475
- Sioux City 2,345
- Iowa City 2,141
- Dubuque 2,088
- Waterloo 2,047
- Council Bluffs 1,961
- Urbandale 1,788
What the numbers say.
Iowa has 110,023 businesses in our database, number 18 of 51 (the 50 states and DC). 31,510 of them (29%) have an email on file, which puts Iowa at number 36 for email coverage.
The biggest groups are contractors and trades (20,788), salons and personal-care businesses (13,010) and clinics and health practices (10,593). Email coverage is strongest among contractors and trades: 70% have one.
We've checked the website of 13,940 Iowa businesses so far; 7,726 (55%) had none, mostly contractors and trades, then salons and personal-care businesses.
Of all Iowa businesses, 45,578 have a named contact, usually the owner, from licences and property records.
The biggest cities are Des Moines (8,668), Cedar Rapids, West Des Moines and Davenport. The lead finder covers Iowa as a whole and its biggest cities.
Teams that find Iowa leads useful
- Commercial insurance agents: 20,788 contractors and trades in Iowa
- Commercial cleaning companies: 18,449 clinics and offices in Iowa
- Food and beverage suppliers: 8,307 restaurants and food businesses in Iowa
- IT services companies: 7,856 professional offices in Iowa
Iowa leads: common questions
How many Iowa businesses can BeatTheDoor reach?
110,023 businesses are in our Iowa database: 31,510 with an email on file and 57,275 with a phone number. We check each email before anyone is contacted.
Which Iowa cities have the most businesses?
The biggest are Des Moines (8,668), Cedar Rapids (4,981), West Des Moines (3,393), Davenport (3,181), Johnston (2,848). Pick any of them in the lead finder to see more.
Can I target one city or trade in Iowa?
Yes. A campaign is a trade and an area, down to a list of cities or ZIP codes, for example contractors and trades in Des Moines. Your leads are yours alone in that area.