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Medical and dental practices in Sauk County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Sauk County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #452 of 2,394 scored counties
#27 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 149
- 18 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sauk County spend about $39.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,421 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $267K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Sauk County has 149 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 53.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Sauk County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 491 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sauk County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sauk County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #452 of 2,394 scored counties and #27 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sauk 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 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.2 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 491 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.3% | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,421 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 57+21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 687
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14918 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 261The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents 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 |
| 27Sauk County, WI | 67 | 149 | 53.2 | $267K | +1.3% | #452 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Sauk 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Sauk County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 medical and dental practices in Sauk County. 18 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sauk County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $39.8M a year, or $1,421 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $267K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Sauk County has 53.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $267K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Sauk County would have about 261, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 491 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 67 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #452 of 2,394 scored counties.
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