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Medical and dental practices in Columbia County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Columbia County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #314 of 2,394 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 102
- 17 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,476 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.2
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Columbia County spend about $35.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,476 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $350K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Columbia County has 102 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 42.2 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Columbia County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Columbia County is 71 (upper middle), #314 of 2,394 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.2 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 604 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,476 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 400.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 793
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 234The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bayfield County, WI | 89 | 10 | 13.4 | $1M | +3.4% | #6 of 2,394 |
| 2Adams County, WI | 88 | 16 | 16.8 | $747K | +5.2% | #8 of 2,394 |
| 3Lafayette County, WI | 87 | 25 | 37.0 | $373K | +5.2% | #21 of 2,394 |
| 4Burnett County, WI | 86 | 20 | 27.8 | $467K | +3.9% | #26 of 2,394 |
| 5Vilas County, WI | 78 | 31 | 27.8 | $479K | +2.9% | #119 of 2,394 |
| 6Marquette County, WI | 77 | 19 | 27.2 | $473K | +2.1% | #142 of 2,394 |
| 7Dunn County, WI | 77 | 66 | 37.8 | $366K | +1.7% | #148 of 2,394 |
| 8Sawyer County, WI | 77 | 34 | 38.6 | $334K | +4.0% | #153 of 2,394 |
| 9Vernon County, WI | 76 | 48 | 38.6 | $351K | +2.4% | #176 of 2,394 |
| 10Waushara County, WI | 76 | 46 | 43.5 | $304K | +2.8% | #180 of 2,394 |
| 18Columbia County, WI | 71 | 102 | 42.2 | $350K | −0.7% | #314 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 clinics71
- Dentists and orthodontists78
- Primary care and pediatrics81
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Columbia County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 medical and dental practices in Columbia County. 17 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $35.7M a year, or $1,476 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $350K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Columbia County has 42.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $350K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Columbia County would have about 234, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 71 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #314 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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