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Medical and dental practices in Sawyer County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Sawyer County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #153 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 34
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,291 a household
- Spending per listing
- $334K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.6
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,846
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Sawyer County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #153 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
At $1,291 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sawyer County spend about $11.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $334K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 34 medical and dental practices on map listings in Sawyer County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 38.6 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Sawyer County in 2023. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sawyer County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sawyer 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 | Sawyer County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.6 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $334K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,291 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,801 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,846+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,810
- Median age
- 50.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,258 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $60,801+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,432
- Median home value
- $236,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,857
- Daytime population
- 18,074Residents 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 medical and dental practices in Sawyer County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 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 Sawyer County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,291 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $334K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,810 households in Sawyer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sawyer County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Sawyer County has 38.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $334K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Sawyer County would have about 75, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Sawyer County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sawyer County at 18,846 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,810 households. The median household income in Sawyer County is $60,801 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Sawyer County scores 77 for medical and dental practices (high), #153 of 2,394 scored counties.
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