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Medical and dental practices in St. Croix County, WI

The medical and dental practices in St. Croix County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #459 of 2,394 scored counties
#28 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
257
48 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
101
+8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$61.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,645 a household
Spending per listing
$240K
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
68.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,276
+4.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 257 medical and dental practices in St. Croix County. 48 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 68.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in St. Croix County spend about $61.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,645 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $240K per practice, 57% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 101 businesses with payroll in St. Croix County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 371 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Croix County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Croix County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #459 of 2,394 scored counties and #28 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How St. Croix 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in St. Croix County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Croix CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households68.593.084.5
Spending per listing$240K$154K$152K
Households per official establishment371335270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.6%+12.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,645$1,435$1,288
Median household income$103,046$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
93 → 101+8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,020
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
43Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25748 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
405The 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 St. Croix 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 St. Croix County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,276+4.7% since 2020
Households
37,511
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
722 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$103,046+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,955
Median home value
$377,700
Jobs located here
37,396
Daytime population
80,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with St. Croix County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bayfield County, WI891013.4$1M+3.4%#6 of 2,394
2Adams County, WI881616.8$747K+5.2%#8 of 2,394
3Lafayette County, WI872537.0$373K+5.2%#21 of 2,394
4Burnett County, WI862027.8$467K+3.9%#26 of 2,394
5Vilas County, WI783127.8$479K+2.9%#119 of 2,394
6Marquette County, WI771927.2$473K+2.1%#142 of 2,394
7Dunn County, WI776637.8$366K+1.7%#148 of 2,394
8Sawyer County, WI773438.6$334K+4.0%#153 of 2,394
9Vernon County, WI764838.6$351K+2.4%#176 of 2,394
10Waushara County, WI764643.5$304K+2.8%#180 of 2,394
28St. Croix County, WI6725768.5$240K+4.7%#459 of 2,394

Other business types in St. Croix County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in St. Croix County, WI?

St. Croix County has 257 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in St. Croix County, WI spend on medical and dental services?

About $61.7M a year, or $1,645 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 257 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $240K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,511 households in St. Croix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Croix County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

St. Croix County has 68.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $240K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. Croix County would have about 405, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 371 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Croix County, WI growing?

Population estimates put St. Croix County at 98,276 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,511 households. Median household income in St. Croix County is $103,046, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. St. Croix County scores 67 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #459 of 2,394 scored counties.

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