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Dentists and orthodontists in Jefferson County, WI

How Jefferson County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #432 of 1,886 scored counties
#34 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
30
7 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
27
+8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$50.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,436 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,505
+0.3% 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

At $1,436 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $50.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.7M per practice, 70% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 30 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Jefferson County was 27 in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,292 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #432 of 1,886 scored counties and #34 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.610.513.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,2921,304952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,436$1,435$1,288
Median household income$83,750$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6478

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 27+8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
289
Annual payroll, 2023
$18M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
307 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,505+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,873
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$83,750+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,082
Median home value
$274,100
Jobs located here
34,853
Daytime population
76,557Residents 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 Jefferson 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
34Jefferson County, WI64308.6$1.7M+0.3%#432 of 1,886

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 dentists and orthodontists in Jefferson County. 7 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019.

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

About $50.1M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 34,873 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 8.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 51, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,292 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 86,505 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,873 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $83,750, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 64 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #432 of 1,886 scored counties.

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