Iowa
Web Design & Digital Marketing in Iowa
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Rankwyre builds custom websites, online stores, web apps, CRM systems and dashboards for Iowa businesses, then runs the SEO and ads that bring in customers. From Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport to the smallest towns, most sites go live in about 7 days.
- Websites, stores and web apps across Iowa
- Most websites live in about 7 days
- Serving Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport and every Iowa town
LOCAL BUSINESS
Who does business in Iowa
In Iowa, 53% of business locations have fewer than 5 employees. The state ended 2023 with 83,321 locations, which is 239 fewer than the 83,560 recorded in 2022.
- Retail stores10,97013%
- Repair and personal services9,18411%
- Health care9,09211%
- Construction and trades9,06711%
Finance and insurance shrank by 173 locations, down 2.9%, to 5,833. It still makes up 7.0% of Iowa against 5.6% across the United States. If your office sells policies or loans, see our business websites.
Education is the fastest growing sector, going from 788 locations to 805, up 2.2%. It's a minor group next to retail, which has 10,970 locations but lost 180 since 2022.
Repair and personal services is 11.0% of the state, ahead of the 9.7% national share, and it held steady with 9,184 locations. Salons, barbers and repair shops can look at websites for barbershops.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 and 2023, business establishments by industry.
LOCAL INSIGHT
Iowa's economy runs on insurance and factories as much as farms
Many people picture Iowa as farmland, but the state's economic development authority lists advanced manufacturing as its largest industry, at 17 percent of GDP. It also names bioscience, finance and insurance, and information technology as key industries. Iowa has 7,000 finance and insurance companies employing nearly 95,000 people, and 180 insurance companies headquartered there as of 2021. Companies that sell to those employers and their staff compete online with firms from much larger states.
The SBA Office of Advocacy counted 289,962 small businesses in Iowa in 2025, 99.3 percent of the total and 46.0 percent of employees. Construction is the largest group at 36,151, with professional, scientific and technical services at 28,756 and retail at 27,204. Rural matters here. The SBA lists 105,701 small businesses in rural areas and 157,423 in urban ones, so rural firms are a large share. Agriculture, forestry and fishing alone accounts for 6,346 small businesses.
Rankwyre builds websites that explain a service plainly and load quickly on a phone, plus Google Maps and local listings so a farm supplier, contractor or accountant can be found from a county road, not only from a metro address.
WHERE WE WORK
Where in Iowa do we serve?
Cities and areas with a page
We work with businesses in the capital Des Moines and every smaller town in Iowa. Every project is scoped and priced in writing up front, and most websites launch in about 7 days.
See every state we serveHOW WE WORK
How we work with Iowa businesses.
This is how we work with an Iowa business, from the first message through to a site that's live and maintained.
Start with a short call.
Tell us what you do and what you want the site to do. We put a price on paper before any work begins.
See it before it's final.
We build in stages and share a preview, so nothing arrives as a surprise. Expect a website in about 7 days.
Get found around town.
Google Business Profile, local listings and service-area pages go in so nearby customers can find you.
Launch and keep going.
The site goes live on our hosting, and updates are part of the plan. After launch we're still here to help.
SELECTED WORK
Projects closest to Iowa's biggest industries.
Below are a few pieces from our portfolio. They show the kinds of sites and stores we put together for small businesses.
BUILD YOURS
Get a website that brings in Iowa customers.
Pick a plan whenever you're ready, or just tell us what the business needs and we'll match it. SEO runs $599 a month with no setup fee.
BEFORE YOU ASK
Questions from Iowa businesses
Does Iowa's business base lean toward one sector?
Retail is the biggest at 10,970 locations, or 13.2%, and repair and personal services is next at 9,184. Health care and construction are nearly even, 9,092 and 9,067. Professional services makes up 7.8% here, compared with 11.8% for the United States.
Where in Iowa do you have city pages?
There are pages for Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport. Each one goes into the local numbers in more detail. We build for businesses anywhere in the US, so if you're in another Iowa town, you can still book the same short call.
Can a small Iowa firm afford a site and local search help together?
Yes. A website is $399 a month plus a $299 setup, and SEO is $599 a month with no setup fee. Hosting, SSL and maintenance are included in the website plan, and there is no contract.
Questions about a specific service? See the full FAQ.
