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Medical and dental practices in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area
The medical and dental practices in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #35 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 309
- 35 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- −11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60M
- On medical and dental services · $1,387 a household
- Spending per listing
- $194K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 71.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,669
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in the Fond du Lac metro area is 74 (upper middle), #35 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 309 medical and dental practices in the Fond du Lac metro area. 35 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 71.5, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Fond du Lac metro area comes to about $60M a year: $1,387 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 309 medical and dental practices, that is $194K per practice, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in the Fond du Lac metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 446 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fond du Lac metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fond du Lac metro area grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fond du Lac 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 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 | Fond du Lac metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 71.5 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $194K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 446 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.0% | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,387 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,275 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97−11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,029
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30935 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 393The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,669+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,243
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,084
- Median home value
- $222,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,885
- Daytime population
- 99,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Janesville-Beloit, WI | 84 | 333 | 49.6 | $280K | +1.7% | #4 of 387 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 10,468 | 70.9 | $231K | +2.6% | #6 of 387 |
| 2La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 77 | 387 | 53.7 | $260K | +0.4% | #23 of 387 |
| 3Fond du Lac, WI | 74 | 309 | 71.5 | $194K | +0.5% | #35 of 387 |
| 4Eau Claire, WI | 73 | 490 | 68.2 | $204K | +2.6% | #38 of 387 |
| 5Madison, WI | 73 | 3,095 | 102.6 | $151K | +4.1% | #41 of 387 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 71 | 883 | 73.4 | $188K | +0.2% | #53 of 387 |
| 6Wausau, WI | 69 | 310 | 53.6 | $264K | +1.0% | #58 of 387 |
| 7Appleton, WI | 64 | 833 | 83.5 | $179K | +2.7% | #87 of 387 |
| 8Green Bay, WI | 51 | 1,681 | 123.5 | $116K | +2.5% | #191 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fond du Lac 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 clinics74
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics79
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area?
There are 309 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Fond du Lac metro area as of September 2026. 35 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $60M a year, or $1,387 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 309 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $194K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,243 households in the Fond du Lac metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fond du Lac, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Fond du Lac metro area has 71.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $194K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Fond du Lac metro area would have about 393, against 309 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 446 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fond du Lac, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fond du Lac metro area at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in the Fond du Lac metro area is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. The Fond du Lac metro area scores 74 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #35 of 387 scored metro areas.
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