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Medical and dental practices in Washburn County, WI
How Washburn 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #417 of 2,394 scored counties
#25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 38
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- −38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $1,320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.2
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,087
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 medical and dental practices in Washburn County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.2, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Washburn County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,320 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 38 medical and dental practices, that is $263K per practice, 72% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Washburn County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 582 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washburn County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Washburn County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #417 of 2,394 scored counties and #25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washburn 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 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.2 | 93.0 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $154K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 582 | 335 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −38.1% | +12.0% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,320 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,441 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 13−38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 383 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Washburn 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 Washburn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,087+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,566
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,270
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,324
- Daytime population
- 14,653Residents 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 |
| 25Washburn County, WI | 68 | 38 | 50.2 | $263K | +2.8% | #417 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Washburn 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 Washburn County, WI?
There are 38 medical and dental practices on map listings in Washburn County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 38.1% from 2019. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washburn County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $263K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washburn County, WI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Washburn County has 50.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $263K, 72% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Washburn County would have about 66, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 582 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County scores 68 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #417 of 2,394 scored counties.
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