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Dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County, WI

The dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #607 of 1,886 scored counties
#43 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
17
4 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,371 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,990
−0.8% 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

Households in Douglas County spend about $26.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,371 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per practice, 57% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Douglas County has 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,369 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Douglas County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Douglas County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #607 of 1,886 scored counties and #43 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.910.513.1
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,3691,304952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,371$1,435$1,288
Median household income$75,099$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5978

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
174 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,990−0.8% since 2020
Households
19,160
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,304 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$75,099+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,663
Median home value
$205,800
Jobs located here
16,736
Daytime population
39,971Residents 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 Douglas 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
43Douglas County, WI59178.9$1.5M−0.8%#607 of 1,886

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 dentists and orthodontists in Douglas County. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $26.3M a year, or $1,371 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,160 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 8.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Douglas County would have about 27, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 43,990 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,160 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $75,099, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Douglas County scores 59 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #607 of 1,886 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Douglas County

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