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Dentists and orthodontists in Barron County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Barron County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #458 of 1,886 scored counties
#35 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,323 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 dentists and orthodontists in Barron County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Households in Barron County spend about $26.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,323 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 79% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Barron County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,535 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $565K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Barron County.

Population estimates put the population change in Barron County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Barron County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #458 of 1,886 scored counties and #35 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Barron County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Barron County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBarron CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.510.513.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,5351,304952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,323$1,435$1,288
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6378

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
139
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$565K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Barron County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Barron County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Barron County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waushara County, WI8465.7$2.3M+2.8%#30 of 1,886
2Vilas County, WI8376.3$2.1M+2.9%#42 of 1,886
3Vernon County, WI8386.4$2.1M+2.4%#43 of 1,886
4Pierce County, WI82116.9$2.2M+3.1%#50 of 1,886
5Oconto County, WI82127.1$2M+2.9%#53 of 1,886
6Clark County, WI8075.5$2.4M+1.2%#66 of 1,886
7Kewaunee County, WI8056.0$2.4M+1.0%#67 of 1,886
8Door County, WI80106.7$2.1M+1.6%#70 of 1,886
9Burnett County, WI8057.0$1.9M+3.9%#75 of 1,886
10Chippewa County, WI79217.7$1.8M+1.9%#87 of 1,886
35Barron County, WI63157.5$1.8M−0.5%#458 of 1,886

Other business types in Barron County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Barron County, WI?

Barron County has 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on medical and dental services?

About $26.4M a year, or $1,323 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Barron County has 7.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Barron County would have about 27, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Barron County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Barron County scores 63 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #458 of 1,886 scored counties.

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