Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC)

What Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC) does

Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC) is a regional planning commission established under Wisconsin state law in 1970, operating as an extension of local government for five rural counties: Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland. Headquartered in Platteville, Wisconsin with 1-10 employees, SWWRPC delivers low-cost expert planning and economic development services to county, city, village, and town governments across its jurisdiction. Its core technology platform is GIS (Geographic Information Systems), built on ArcGIS and ArcGIS Instant Apps, used for land use planning, transportation planning, infrastructure mapping, broadband coverage analysis, and cemetery records management.

SWWRPC's service portfolio is organized into six lines: Planning (comprehensive plans, strategic plans, feasibility studies), Community Development, Economic Development (including the Regional Revolving Loan Fund, the Southwestern Wisconsin Business Development Fund, and the CEDS), Transportation Planning (recognized by USDOT and WisDOT), GIS Mapping, and Management & Administration (including NR-135 ordinance administration and Southwest Transit Team volunteer transportation). The organization has authored 133 of 142 comprehensive plans adopted in the region since 1999, and its Regional Revolving Loan Fund has deployed close to $1.8 million to local businesses.

Revenue mechanics rely on government funding and cost-recovery fee arrangements with member municipalities; no pricing tiers, rate cards, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. SWWRPC holds two key federal designations — an EDA Economic Development District (granting CEDS preparation authority) and regional transportation planning agency recognition by USDOT and WisDOT — and maintains core partnerships with FEMA, USDA, and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. Distribution is conducted via direct engagement with local governments, an informational website, an active Facebook page, mailing list communications, and an RFP/RFQ posting channel. The organization is a government entity, not investor-owned.

Name

Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC)

Legal name

Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://swwrpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SWWRPC is a Wisconsin state-created regional planning commission serving five rural counties (Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland), delivering low-cost comprehensive planning, GIS mapping, transportation planning, and economic development services to local governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Economic development strategy
• GIS mapping services
• Transportation planning
• Community development planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Platteville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Planning and Advisory Services: SWWRPC provides low-cost expert planning and economic development services to county, city, village, and town governments. As a regional planning commission, it operates with government funding and fees for service arrangements with member municipalities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SWWRPC provides low-cost expert planning, economic development, transportation planning, and GIS mapping services to county, city, village, and town governments across its five-county jurisdiction (Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties) in southwestern Wisconsin. As a designated EDA Economic Development District, it prepares the annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), administers loan and grant programs including the Regional Revolving Loan Fund, and coordinates regional planning initiatives across transportation, land use, and infrastructure.

Product overview

SWWRPC offers a portfolio of interconnected planning and development services across its five-county region. The core offerings include Comprehensive Plans and the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for long-term regional planning, supported by Housing Studies and Transit-Human Service Plans. GIS Mapping services (including Broadband Mapping and Cemetery Mapping) provide technical spatial analysis capabilities. Transportation Planning encompasses bike/ped plans, Safe Routes to School, and Rail Transit Commission administration. Economic Development services include the Regional Revolving Loan Fund, Business Development Fund, and specialized strategies like the Economic Flood Recovery Strategy. Additional services include Southwest Transit Team volunteer transportation, NR-135 ordinance administration, and land stewardship planning. The Photo Database provides visual documentation of the region. All services are delivered through direct planning engagements with local governments and communities rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comprehensive Plans Comprehensive Plans help communities prepare for their future under Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law (s. 66.1001). SWWRPC authors these long-range planning documents for municipalities across the five-county region and has authored 133 of 142 plans adopted in the region since 1999.
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy that describes the region's economic situation and includes regional goals and objectives. Prepared by SWWRPC as a designated EDA Economic Development District and updated every five years.
• Housing Studies Housing studies conducted for municipalities and counties across the five-county region to assess housing conditions and workforce needs.
• Transit-Human Service Plans Locally Developed, Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans required for counties to be eligible for federal transit funds.
• Rail Transit Commission Administration SWWRPC provides land management and administration support to the Pecatonica Rail Transit Commission, South Central Wisconsin Rail Transit Commission, and Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission.
• Transportation Planning Regional transportation planning services recognized by the U.S. and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation, covering roads, highways, rail, air, water, and walking/biking infrastructure.
• GIS Mapping Services GIS services for land use planning, transportation planning, emergency planning, and community development, including community infrastructure mapping, cemetery mapping, broadband coverage mapping, and floodplain/parcel boundary mapping for municipal clients.
• Regional Revolving Loan Fund Low-interest business development loan fund that has loaned close to $1.8 million to assist business expansion projects addressing unmet regional and community needs in southwest Wisconsin.
• Southwestern Wisconsin Business Development Fund Business development fund administered by SWWRPC to assist communities build business infrastructure through grant-writing and administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 142 of 154 local governments in the region have adopted comprehensive plans, with SWWRPC authoring 133 of these plans
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWWRPC is a designated EDA Economic Development District. EDA works with SWWRPC to support regional economic development, including the preparation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and recovery strategies such as the Economic Flood Recovery Strategy.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEMA partnered with SWWRPC and the U.S. Department of Commerce EDA to create the Economic Flood Recovery Strategy, designed to generate economic recovery for flooded communities while promoting pre-disaster mitigation.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSDA funding supported the visioning project for the A.D. German Warehouse Conservancy in Richland County, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed historic asset, as part of SWWRPC's economic development and community visioning services.
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWWRPC serves as the regional transportation planning agency, recognized by both U.S. and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation. SWWRPC conducts transportation planning to help communities meet transportation needs across roads, highways, rail, air, water, and active transportation modes.
• Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin (PSW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWWRPC participates in the Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin initiative to improve broadband access in the region. SWWRPC has developed detailed broadband mapping across the PSW region to support grant applications to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
• Pecatonica Rail Transit CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated under Wisconsin state law, this commission oversees preservation, operation, and improvement of freight rail lines. SWWRPC provides land management and administration support. The commission covers Green and Rock counties (rail issues) and Iowa, Green, and Lafayette counties (trail matters).
• South Central Wisconsin Rail Transit CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated under Wisconsin state law, this commission oversees the rail corridor from Madison, WI to Freeport, IL (now the Badger State Trail and Jane Addams Trail). SWWRPC provides land management and administration support.
• Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission (WRRTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated under Wisconsin state law to preserve publicly-owned rail lines throughout southern Wisconsin. SWWRPC provides land management and administration support to this commission, which falls partially within SWWRPC's five-county region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties; offers the same comprehensive plan, GIS, transportation, and economic development services under the same statutory framework as SWWRPC.
• Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving eight counties in northeastern Wisconsin; performs the same comprehensive planning, GIS, transportation, and economic development services under the state's regional planning framework as SWWRPC.
• Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving the seven-county southeastern region around Milwaukee; provides the same comprehensive planning, GIS, transportation, and economic development services under state law, making it the closest direct peer to SWWRPC.
• West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving the Eau Claire-area seven-county region; delivers comprehensive planning, GIS mapping, transportation, and economic development programming in an analogous small-staff, multi-county government model to SWWRPC.
• Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties; comparable rural Wisconsin RPC offering identical comprehensive planning, GIS, transportation, and economic development capabilities.
• North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission: Wisconsin regional planning commission serving Adams, Forest, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas, and Wood counties; similar small-staff regional planning model delivering comprehensive plans, GIS, transportation, and economic development services.

Others

• Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: State-level public-private economic development authority for Wisconsin; an ecosystem partner rather than competitor to SWWRPC, coordinating state economic development strategy and grant programs that SWWRPC implements locally through its EDA Economic Development District role.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Community Development: UW-Extension program providing community and economic development education, facilitation, and technical assistance across Wisconsin; overlaps with SWWRPC's planning offerings from a university-extension angle rather than a member-government statutory model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/swwrpc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwestern-wisconsin-regional-planning-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC)