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Medical and dental practices in Jefferson County, WI
The medical and dental practices in Jefferson County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #586 of 2,394 scored counties
#33 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 200
- 26 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,436 a household
- Spending per listing
- $250K
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,505
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 medical and dental practices in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 57.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $50.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,436 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $250K per practice, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson County in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #586 of 2,394 scored counties and #33 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.4 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $250K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 498 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,436 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,750 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 70+1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 718
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 328The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,505+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,873
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $83,750+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,082
- Median home value
- $274,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,853
- Daytime population
- 76,557Residents 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 |
| 33Jefferson County, WI | 64 | 200 | 57.4 | $250K | +0.3% | #586 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics81
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy78
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Jefferson County, WI?
There are 200 medical and dental practices on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 26 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $50.1M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $250K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,873 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Jefferson County has 57.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $250K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 328, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 86,505 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,873 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $83,750, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #586 of 2,394 scored counties.
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