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Dentists and orthodontists in Manitowoc County, WI
How Manitowoc 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 1,886 scored counties
#27 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 31
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,340 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $47.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 31 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.5M per practice, 55% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Manitowoc County has 31 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Manitowoc County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,955 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Manitowoc County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manitowoc County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Manitowoc County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #352 of 1,886 scored counties and #27 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Manitowoc 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.
| Measure | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 10.5 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,955 | 1,304 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,340 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Manitowoc County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waushara County, WI | 84 | 6 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #30 of 1,886 |
| 2Vilas County, WI | 83 | 7 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +2.9% | #42 of 1,886 |
| 3Vernon County, WI | 83 | 8 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #43 of 1,886 |
| 4Pierce County, WI | 82 | 11 | 6.9 | $2.2M | +3.1% | #50 of 1,886 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 82 | 12 | 7.1 | $2M | +2.9% | #53 of 1,886 |
| 6Clark County, WI | 80 | 7 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #66 of 1,886 |
| 7Kewaunee County, WI | 80 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +1.0% | #67 of 1,886 |
| 8Door County, WI | 80 | 10 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #70 of 1,886 |
| 9Burnett County, WI | 80 | 5 | 7.0 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #75 of 1,886 |
| 10Chippewa County, WI | 79 | 21 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #87 of 1,886 |
| 27Manitowoc County, WI | 67 | 31 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #352 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Manitowoc County
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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Manitowoc County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 dentists and orthodontists in Manitowoc County. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Manitowoc County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.2M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Manitowoc County has 8.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Manitowoc County would have about 48, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,955 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 67 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #352 of 1,886 scored counties.
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