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Medical and dental practices in Lafayette County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Lafayette County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #21 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.0
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,478
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #21 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lafayette County comes to about $9.3M a year: $1,378 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 medical and dental practices, that is $373K per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Lafayette County has 25 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 37.0 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lafayette County in 2023. That is one for every 1,691 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.0 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,691 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,378 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,462 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $348K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,478+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,763
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 634 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $76,462+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,228
- Median home value
- $194,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,035
- Daytime population
- 13,670Residents 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 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lafayette County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 medical and dental practices in Lafayette County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $373K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,763 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lafayette County has 37.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $373K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 61, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,691 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 17,478 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,763 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $76,462 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Lafayette County scores 87 for medical and dental practices (high), #21 of 2,394 scored counties.
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