Lafayette County

What Lafayette County does

Lafayette County is a Wisconsin county government entity headquartered in Darlington that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of public services to approximately 16,000 residents across 643 square miles in southwestern Wisconsin, organized across roughly 25 departments and administered by a 16-member elected County Board of Supervisors. Core service lines include public safety (Sheriff's Office, EMS), healthcare (Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County — a 25-bed acute-care critical access hospital, and Lafayette Manor — a 64-bed Medicare/Medicaid skilled nursing facility), infrastructure (Highway Department), human services (Human Services, ADRC, Child Support Agency, Housing Authority), land management (Land Conservation, Planning and Zoning, Land Information and GIS), and administrative functions (Finance, HR, IT, Clerk, Treasurer, Register of Deeds). Revenue is generated primarily through property tax levies, supplemented by sales and use tax, state and federal grants (for human services, health, highway, and conservation), and transaction-based service fees (vital records, court fees, land records, child support payments processed via GovPayNow). The go-to-market motion is direct citizen interaction at government offices in Darlington supplemented by an online self-service portal (CivicPlus), email notifications, Facebook, and a public-facing ArcGIS gallery for property information, trail maps, and LiDAR data.

The underlying technology platform is a Microsoft Windows network supporting approximately 255 workstations, laptops, and iOS devices across multiple servers, an AS400 system, SQL databases, and 10/100 Ethernet Cat 5E infrastructure. Differentiated technology components include a countywide Geographic Information System (GIS), ArcGIS Web Applications for public property and mapping access, a LiDAR Online GIS Application for terrain analysis, and a NextGen911 addressing system for emergency response. The county integrates with external systems including GovPayNow for child-support payments, WCCA for court records access, Google reCAPTCHA for form security, and the Wisconsin Land Information Program for cooperative data sharing. Notable scale signals include 50+ medical and specialty providers at Memorial Hospital, 89 multi-family housing units, 55 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, and a workforce exceeding 100 at the hospital alone.

Name

Lafayette County

Legal name

Lafayette County

Website

https://lafayettecountywi.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1847

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Administration

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Road & Highway Authorities (Planning, Construction, Maintenance) (BPAIALAA), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public health services
• Emergency medical services
• Land information management
• Human services administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Primary revenue source through property tax levies collected annually from county residents and businesses.
2. Sales and Use Tax: County sales and use tax as authorized under Wisconsin statutes, Chapter 04 Tax Provisions.
3. State and Federal Grants: State and federal funding for various county programs including human services, health department, highway maintenance, and conservation programs.
4. Service Fees: Fees for various government services including vital records (birth, death, marriage certificates), court fees, child support services, and land records.
5. Agricultural Land Sales: Farmers own and manage 85% of the land within the county, contributing to economic activity and property tax base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lafayette County provides municipal government services to residents and businesses of southwestern Wisconsin, including public safety (Sheriff's Office and EMS), healthcare through its county-owned Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (25-bed critical access hospital) and Lafayette Manor (64-bed skilled nursing facility), human and social services, highway and infrastructure maintenance, land records and GIS, child support, and economic development.

Product overview

Lafayette County is a Wisconsin county government providing a comprehensive portfolio of public services through a unified government operations platform. The county operates Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (a 25-bed critical access hospital) and Lafayette Manor (64-bed skilled nursing facility) as its primary healthcare enterprises. Additional core services include Emergency Medical Services, Health Department, Sheriff's Office, Highway Department, Human Services, Housing Authority, Land Conservation/Planning & Zoning, and Economic Development. The county leverages GIS/ArcGIS technology for land information management and provides public-facing digital services including interactive mapping, trail maps, and an email notification portal for community updates. The government operates approximately 255 workstations across multiple departments including Courthouse, Sheriff's Office, UW Extension, Human Services, Public Health, Manor, Land Conservation, and Highway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (MHLC)
• Lafayette Manor
• Lafayette County Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Lafayette County Health Department
• Lafayette County Sheriff's Office
• Highway Department Services
• Land Conservation and Planning & Zoning
• Land Information and GIS Services
• Child Support Services
• Lafayette County Housing Authority
• Human Services
• Economic Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• One of only two County owned hospitals in Wisconsin
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliant EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliant Energy is an economic development partner with Lafayette County, supporting business development and expansion efforts in the county through their economic development program.
• ADRC of Southwest WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAging and Disability Resource Center providing single point of entry to Long Term Care Services for older adults, adults with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse in Lafayette County.
• UW-Extension Lafayette CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Wisconsin Extension providing agricultural education, 4-H youth development, and community development programs in Lafayette County.
• WEDC (Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState economic development agency providing programs for community development and business support in Lafayette County.
• Memorial Healthcare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer and fundraising organization supporting Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County healthcare services.
• Memorial Hospital AuxiliarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer organization providing fundraising and support services for Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County.
• Prosperity Southwest WisconsinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional economic development organization promoting business development and talent attraction in southwest Wisconsin including Lafayette County.
• Lafayette Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal economic development corporation supporting business development and expansion in Lafayette County.
• Wisconsin Land Information ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState program supporting county land information and GIS development through cooperative projects and data sharing.
• ArcGIS/EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationGIS software platform providing mapping and land information technology for county-wide geographic information system applications.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Esri: GIS platform vendor for Lafayette County's ArcGIS web applications, LiDAR viewer, and NextGen911 addressing system. Not a peer in delivering services, but supplies the core technology underpins the county's land information and emergency response capabilities.
• CivicPlus: Provider of Lafayette County's municipal website and CivicPlus notification portal. They are the technology enabler for the county's resident-facing digital services, not a competitor, but their product set overlaps heavily with the digital service capabilities of any small county government.

Direct peers

• Grant County, Wisconsin: Southwest Wisconsin neighbor with comparable population scale, agricultural economy, and mixed rural/town structure. Provides a directly comparable template for county-owned healthcare facilities, highway operations, and land information services.
• Green County, Wisconsin: Neighboring south-central Wisconsin county with similar dairy/agriculture base and comparable services. Useful peer for county-owned hospital economics and agricultural land management.
• Sauk County, Wisconsin: Larger rural Wisconsin county providing a useful comparison for how mid-sized Wisconsin counties scale health, transportation, and GIS services — particularly relevant as Lafayette County grows its healthcare footprint.
• Richland County, Wisconsin: Small rural Wisconsin county with similar population (~17,000) operating a comparable suite of services including healthcare, public health, and highway operations. Direct peer for scale and budget benchmarking.
• Iowa County, Wisconsin: Adjacent rural Wisconsin county of similar size and agricultural profile. Operates the same basic county services (sheriff, highway, public health, human services) and serves as the closest geographic peer for benchmarking service delivery and budget.
• Crawford County, Wisconsin: Southwest Wisconsin rural county neighboring Lafayette, with similar small population, agricultural base, and full-service county government. Useful operational comparison for shared services and joint purchasing.

Broad incumbents

• Dane County, Wisconsin: Largest county in Wisconsin with an urban-rural mix. Comparable in service portfolio (hospital, public health, sheriff, GIS) but operates at materially greater scale; sets the broader-incumbent reference for how county services mature at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lafayettecountywisconsin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lafayette-county-wisconsin

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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