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Dentists and orthodontists in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 86
- 15 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,396 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,182
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 dentists and orthodontists in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area. 15 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area comes to about $100.6M a year: $1,396 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% 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 65 businesses with payroll in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area classed as offices of dentists, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The La Crosse-Onalaska metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #156 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area 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.
| Measure | La Crosse-Onalaska metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 1,304 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.4% | −4.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,396 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,340 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65−4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 673
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area, 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 the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,182+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 72,055
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $73,340
- Average household income
- $96,598
- Median home value
- $247,400
- Jobs located here
- 86,774
- Daytime population
- 175,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison, WI | 87 | 308 | 10.2 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Eau Claire, WI | 77 | 75 | 10.4 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #15 of 387 |
| 3Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 76 | 70 | 9.6 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #19 of 387 |
| 4Fond du Lac, WI | 76 | 43 | 9.9 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #20 of 387 |
| 5Green Bay, WI | 73 | 144 | 10.6 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #30 of 387 |
| 6Kenosha, WI | 72 | 69 | 10.0 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #36 of 387 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 72 | 1,809 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #39 of 387 |
| 7Janesville-Beloit, WI | 71 | 72 | 10.7 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #49 of 387 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 70 | 119 | 9.9 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #55 of 387 |
| 8Appleton, WI | 70 | 114 | 11.4 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #58 of 387 |
| 12La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 54 | 86 | 11.9 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #156 of 387 |
Other business types in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics77
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors23
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area?
There are 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area as of September 2026. 15 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $100.6M a year, or $1,396 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,055 households in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The La Crosse-Onalaska metro area has 11.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area would have about 102, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area at 171,182 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,055 households. The median household income in the La Crosse-Onalaska metro area is $73,340 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The La Crosse-Onalaska metro area scores 54 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #156 of 387 scored metro areas.
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