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Dentists and orthodontists in the Rice Lake, WI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Rice Lake, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #118 of 526 scored small-town markets
#9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,323 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% 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 the Rice Lake area spend about $26.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,323 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 79% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

The Rice Lake area has 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Rice Lake area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 1,535 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $565K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Rice Lake area.

Population estimates show the Rice Lake area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Rice Lake area is 65 (upper middle), #118 of 526 scored small-town markets and #9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Rice Lake 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Rice Lake, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRice Lake areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.510.513.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$984K
Households per official establishment1,5351,304952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,323$1,435$1,288
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6578

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
139
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 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
1
Amount
$565K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents 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 small-town markets in Wisconsin for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Rice Lake area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Menomonie, WI83116.3$2.2M+1.7%#9 of 526
2Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI80327.4$2M+0.8%#20 of 526
3Beaver Dam, WI78226.1$2.3M−0.3%#33 of 526
4Sparta, WI78147.6$1.8M+0.6%#39 of 526
5Baraboo, WI76165.7$2.5M+1.3%#43 of 526
6Shawano, WI76115.9$2.2M+1.4%#44 of 526
7Manitowoc, WI69318.8$1.5M+0.4%#88 of 526
8Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI68247.4$1.8M−0.2%#95 of 526
9Rice Lake, WI65157.5$1.8M−0.5%#118 of 526
10Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI64308.6$1.7M+0.3%#131 of 526

Other business types in the Rice Lake area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Rice Lake, WI area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 dentists and orthodontists in the Rice Lake area. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in the Rice Lake, WI area spend on medical and dental services?

About $26.4M a year, or $1,323 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 19,955 households in the Rice Lake area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rice Lake, WI area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Rice Lake area has 7.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Rice Lake area would have about 27, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Rice Lake, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Rice Lake area at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. Median household income in the Rice Lake area is $65,933, 18% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rice Lake area scores 65 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #118 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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