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Medical and dental practices in Bayfield County, WI

The medical and dental practices in Bayfield County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 89 out of 100: High

Ranked #6 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
6.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
84% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,787
+3.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Bayfield County is 89 (high), #6 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

At $1,349 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Bayfield County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 10 medical and dental practices, that is $1M per practice, 6.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Bayfield County has 10 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 84% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Bayfield County in 2023. That is one for every 2,479 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Bayfield County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bayfield 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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Bayfield County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBayfield CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.493.084.5
Spending per listing$1M$154K$152K
Households per official establishment2,479335270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,349$1,435$1,288
Median household income$71,151$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score8960

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$243K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Bayfield 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 Bayfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,787+3.4% since 2020
Households
7,437
Median age
53.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,478 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$71,151+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,755
Median home value
$240,800
Jobs located here
4,075
Daytime population
13,859Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Bayfield County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bayfield County, WI891013.4$1M+3.4%#6 of 2,394
2Adams County, WI881616.8$747K+5.2%#8 of 2,394
3Lafayette County, WI872537.0$373K+5.2%#21 of 2,394
4Burnett County, WI862027.8$467K+3.9%#26 of 2,394
5Vilas County, WI783127.8$479K+2.9%#119 of 2,394
6Marquette County, WI771927.2$473K+2.1%#142 of 2,394
7Dunn County, WI776637.8$366K+1.7%#148 of 2,394
8Sawyer County, WI773438.6$334K+4.0%#153 of 2,394
9Vernon County, WI764838.6$351K+2.4%#176 of 2,394
10Waushara County, WI764643.5$304K+2.8%#180 of 2,394

Other business types in Bayfield County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Bayfield County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 medical and dental practices in Bayfield County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,437 households in Bayfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bayfield County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Bayfield County has 13.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 84% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $1M, 6.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Bayfield County would have about 66, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,479 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Bayfield County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Bayfield County at 16,787 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,437 households. The median household income in Bayfield County is $71,151 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Bayfield County scores 89 for medical and dental practices (high), #6 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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