Top 13 web design companies in the Midwest
13 web design companies in the Midwest that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Minneapolis, MN
- Since 2002
- 51–200 people
Clockwork is a Minneapolis design and technology company founded in 2002 by Nancy Lyons and Chuck Hermes, now remote-first with talent across the US. It designs and builds websites, digital products and systems under experience-design and engineering practices, and adds strategy, AI consulting and long-term support. Its case studies include the Minnesota Lottery, a client of more than 17 years, Häagen-Dazs, Wilson Tool and Clearfield.
Why it’s hereA 20-year Twin Cities web and product studio with a 17-year client in the Minnesota Lottery, listed on Clutch's Minneapolis web design ranking.
Known forexperience design · web and product engineering · digital strategy · AI consulting · maintenance and support
Named clientsMinnesota Lottery, Häagen-Dazs, Wilson Tool, Clearfield, BI WORLDWIDE, Mercury Marine, YWCA Minneapolis, American Cancer Society
Checked against clockwork.com, clockwork.com, clutch.co
- 02
- Bloomington, MN
- Since 1999
- 11–50 people
August Ash is a web design and digital marketing agency headquartered at 2626 E 82nd Street in Bloomington, Minnesota, founded in 1999, with a second office in Orlando. It builds custom, easy-to-manage websites and e-commerce stores and ties them to lead-generation marketing, with named clients including Kowalski's Market, Gertens and Molin Concrete Products.
Why it’s hereTwenty-five years of Twin Cities web work and a Clutch profile with 10 to 49 staff, appearing on Clutch's rankings for several Midwest cities.
Known forcustom website design · UX · e-commerce development · SEO and lead generation
Named clientsKowalski's Market, Gertens, Molin Concrete Products, Peterson Companies, Reell Precision Manufacturing, Sisal Rugs
Checked against augustash.com, clutch.co
- 03
- Chicago, IL
- Since 2001
- 51–200 people
Orbit Media Studios is a web design and development company at 4043 N Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago, founded in 2001, with more than 50 staff and an average tenure above seven years. It designs and builds WordPress and Drupal sites and runs an ongoing website-optimisation practice, has been a Certified B Corporation for more than a decade, and has donated over $800,000 of web work to Chicago nonprofits through its Chicago Cause programme.
Why it’s hereChicago's most-cited independent web design firm: more than 1,000 sites built, B Corp certified, and ranked first on Clutch's Chicago web design list.
Known forweb design and development · WordPress and Drupal · website optimisation · SEO
Named clientsRonald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana, Alter Brewing
Checked against orbitmedia.com, clutch.co
- 04
- Overland Park, KS
- Since 2007
- 51–200 people
Lifted Logic is a web design agency in Overland Park, in the Kansas City metro, founded in 2007 out of a college start-up called 1Dawg and now around 100 employees. It writes content before designing, then builds custom and e-commerce sites with in-house photo and video, and says it gives away more than $1 million of services a year to local small businesses and nonprofits. Case studies include the Kansas City Ballet, Union Station and Stone Hill Winery.
Why it’s hereThe Kansas City entry: a 100-person web design firm with a 5.0 Clutch rating across 22 reviews.
Known forweb design · web development · e-commerce · SEO and content · photo and video
Named clientsKansas City Ballet, Union Station, Stone Hill Winery, Sciton, Cooper's Cask Coffee
Checked against liftedlogic.com, clutch.co
- 05
- Omaha, NE
- Since 1998
- 11–50 people
JM Online is an Omaha web design and development company at 1907 Farnam Street, in business since 1998. It packages sites as revenue websites, informational websites and custom development, manages hosting, security and accessibility, and offers Attrue, a tool that attributes revenue to a website. Its 2025 portfolio includes the CHI Health Center arena and Woodland Homes.
Why it’s hereThe Omaha entry: a web shop with 27 years of operation and web design and development making up 80 percent of its Clutch service mix.
Known forcustom web design and development · revenue-focused websites · WordPress · hosting and ADA maintenance
Named clientsCHI Health Center, Woodland Homes, FertilityCare Centers of America
Checked against jmonline.com, clutch.co
- 06
- Wauwatosa, WI
- Since 2009
- 1–10 people
Milwaukee Web Design LLC is a founder-led web design agency at 2505 N Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, founded in 2009 by Brian Ericson, that serves south-east Wisconsin B2B businesses with a vetted specialist network. It sells fixed-price WordPress packages from $2,745, managed hosting for more than 40 client sites, and search and AI-search optimisation, and says it has held the top organic Google result for 'milwaukee web design' since 2013.
Why it’s hereThe Milwaukee entry: 17 years in business, a 13-year longest client relationship and a 5.0 rating across 41 Google reviews per its own site.
Known forWordPress design and development · managed WordPress hosting · SEO and GEO · AI chatbots
Checked against milwaukee-webdesigner.com, clutch.co
- 07
- St. Louis, MO
- Since 2010
- 11–50 people
Spry Digital is a St. Louis web design and development firm at 168 North Meramec Avenue in Clayton, founded in 2010 and led by co-founder Sheila Burkett. It designs, builds and supports websites, web applications and digital brands for B2B companies, universities and mission-driven organisations, with case studies for Washington University, Post Holdings and Greater St. Louis Inc.
Why it’s hereSt. Louis' web-focused studio, with university and corporate case studies and a Clutch listing for web design and development.
Known forweb design and development · UX · web applications · higher education and B2B
Named clientsWashington University in St. Louis, Mid-America Transplant, Post Holdings, Greater St. Louis Inc., Cortex Innovation District, Altice
Checked against sprydigital.com, sprydigital.com, clutch.co
- 08
- Indianapolis, IN
- Since 2006
- 1–10 people
SmallBox is a design studio at 6219 Guilford Avenue in Indianapolis' Broad Ripple area, founded in 2006 and run by four partners. It focuses on strategy, brand and web for mission-driven organisations including foundations, nonprofits, healthcare, education and workforce development, and Clutch records website design as half of its work.
Why it’s hereA 20-year Indianapolis studio with web design as its largest practice, listed on Clutch's Indianapolis web design ranking.
Known forwebsite design · brand identity · research and strategy · nonprofit and education
Checked against smallbox.com, clutch.co
- 09
- Carmel, IN
- Since 2004
- 11–50 people
TBH Creative is a web design and marketing strategy agency at 600 E Carmel Drive in Carmel, north of Indianapolis, founded in 2004. It designs and builds WordPress sites and pairs them with data-led strategy, content, conversion optimisation and paid search, with particular depth in medical and business-services clients.
Why it’s hereTwo decades of Indianapolis-area web design with web design as its largest Clutch service line.
Known forweb design · WordPress development · digital strategy · conversion optimisation
Checked against tbhcreative.com, clutch.co
- 10
- Westerville, OH
- Since 1998
- 11–50 people
Robintek is a family-owned website design and development company at 190 S State Street in Westerville, in the Columbus metro, founded in 1998, with a second office in Akron. It builds custom, WordPress and e-commerce sites, web applications and event-registration systems, and says it serves more than 600 clients nationwide. Case studies include ADAMH, Metro Parks and the King Arts Complex.
Why it’s hereThe Columbus entry: a family-owned web shop with more than 25 years and 600-plus clients.
Known forcustom website design · WordPress and e-commerce · web applications · SEO
Named clientsADAMH, King Arts Complex, Metro Parks, Mueller Electric, OSU SRI, Woody's Wing House
Checked against robintek.com, clutch.co
- 11
- Troy, MI
- Since 1996
- 11–50 people
Media Genesis is a digital agency at 1441 E Maple Road in Troy, in the Detroit metro, founded in 1996 by CEO Brad Frederick, who previously turned on the first GM.com website while at EDS. It produces websites, e-commerce platforms, e-learning and intranet systems in-house, and its work page includes the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Cranbrook Art Museum, Gentherm and SEE Eyewear.
Why it’s hereThe Detroit entry: thirty years of in-house web development for Detroit institutions, listed on Clutch with more than 300 client organisations.
Known forwebsite design and development · e-commerce · e-learning · CMS and intranets
Named clientsDetroit Symphony Orchestra, Cranbrook Art Museum, Gentherm, Altair, Allegheny Health Network, SEE Eyewear, UAW, Walsh College
Checked against mediag.com, mediag.com, clutch.co
- 12
- Urbandale, IA
- 11–50 people
Webspec (Webspec Design) is a web design and digital marketing agency on Meredith Drive in Urbandale that has built websites for more than two decades. Its designers and developers work in WordPress, Drupal and e-commerce platforms and pair sites with SEO, Google Ads and content work. The firm says it has served more than 700 clients, including Samsung and the State of Iowa.
Why it’s hereOne of the largest locally owned web shops in the metro, listed on Clutch, Expertise.com and DesignRush's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forweb design and development · WordPress and Drupal · e-commerce · SEO · custom software
Named clientsSamsung, State of Iowa
Checked against webspec.com, clutch.co, expertise.com
- 13
- Clive, IA
- Since 1996
- 11–50 people
Spindustry (Spindustry Systems, Inc.) is a web development company in Clive, in business since 1996, with a second office in Tacoma, Washington. It builds company websites, custom web portals and e-commerce stores, including its own SpinMarket platform, and rejects templated builds in favour of custom development. Named clients include Blue Bunny, Brownells and Travel Iowa, and the firm cites Inc. 500, Google Partner and HubSpot partner designations.
Why it’s hereThirty years of custom web and e-commerce development for Iowa brands, listed on Clutch's and UpCity's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forcustom website development · e-commerce · web portals · UX design · SharePoint
Named clientsBlue Bunny, Brownells, Travel Iowa, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Turfwerks, Ring-O-Matic
Checked against spindustry.com, clutch.co, upcity.com
Checked, not scraped.
Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a web design company in the Midwest, answered plainly
- How many web design companies in the Midwest are on this list, and where are they?
- 13. The 13 firms are spread across Minneapolis, Bloomington, Chicago, Overland Park, Omaha, Wauwatosa and 7 other cities. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between web design companies in the Midwest?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 10 of the 13 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these web design companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 1996; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a web design company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
Describe the job. Get one web design company back that fits it.
Two minutes. We read what you wrote, pick one provider from this list or our bench whose work matches it, and they contact you within a business day. Nobody else gets your details.
- Top marketing agencies →
- Top social media companies →
- Top digital marketing agencies →
- Top SEO companies →
- Top advertising agencies →
- Top lead generation companies coming
- Top fractional CMOs coming
- Top branding agencies coming
- Top PR firms coming