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Dentists and orthodontists in La Crosse County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,281 of 1,886 scored counties
#59 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
70
13 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
57
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72M
On medical and dental services · $1,398 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
121,339
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 70 dentists and orthodontists in La Crosse County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 19%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,398 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in La Crosse County spend about $72M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in La Crosse County was 57 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in La Crosse County.

Population estimates show La Crosse County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, La Crosse County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,281 of 1,886 scored counties and #59 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureLa Crosse CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.610.513.1
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment9031,304952
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,398$1,435$1,288
Median household income$73,013$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4078

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 570.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
607
Annual payroll, 2023
$44.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
121,339+0.3% since 2020
Households
51,497
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
267
Median household income
$73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,214
Median home value
$257,000
Jobs located here
72,448
Daytime population
134,687Residents 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 La Crosse 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
59La Crosse County, WI407013.6$1M+0.3%#1,281 of 1,886

Other business types in La Crosse County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in La Crosse County, WI?

La Crosse County has 70 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $72M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.

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

La Crosse County has 13.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 73, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?

Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 40 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,281 of 1,886 scored counties.

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