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Medical and dental practices in Vernon County, WI

How Vernon County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #176 of 2,394 scored counties
#9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
48
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
19
−26.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$16.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,357 a household
Spending per listing
$351K
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.6
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,443
+2.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Vernon County is 76 (high), #176 of 2,394 scored counties and #9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 medical and dental practices in Vernon County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 38.6 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Vernon County spend about $16.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,357 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $351K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Vernon County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 654 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Vernon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vernon County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Vernon 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 Vernon County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureVernon CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.693.084.5
Spending per listing$351K$154K$152K
Households per official establishment654335270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−26.9%+12.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,357$1,435$1,288
Median household income$71,893$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7660

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 19−26.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
228
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
483 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Vernon 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 Vernon County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,443+2.4% since 2020
Households
12,424
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
792 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,893+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,506
Median home value
$223,800
Jobs located here
8,856
Daytime population
26,267Residents 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 Vernon 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

Other business types in Vernon County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Vernon County, WI?

Vernon County has 48 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 26.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Vernon County, WI spend on medical and dental services?

About $16.9M a year, or $1,357 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $351K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,424 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vernon 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 $351K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Vernon County would have about 111, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Vernon County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Vernon County at 31,443 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,424 households. Median household income in Vernon County is $71,893, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Vernon County scores 76 for medical and dental practices (high), #176 of 2,394 scored counties.

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