Lancaster WI Economic Profile
The Grant County seat, Lancaster, Wisconsin, has a population of 4,018. This small town is a great place to live and work. The courthouse is an architectural landmark, the county fair is held every August, and the residents are extremely involved in community service activities and local charity events.
The recently developed Arrow Ridge Industrial Park has a newly constructed water tower and has excellent access to US Highway 61. Commercial lots and buildings for manufacturing and retail businesses are available for sale or lease in the Lancaster area. The established industries in the area appreciate the excellent labor force, outstanding work ethic and varied skills of our residents.
The community has excellent housing opportunities, recreation facilities and medical care providers.
State highways lead from Lancaster to the cities of Dubuque IA (30 minutes), Madison or LaCrosse (90 minutes), Chicago or Minneapolis (4 hours).
Tax Rates
Manufacturing machinery, equipment & inventories are EXEMPT in Wisconsin (before Lottery Credit)
- Corporate Income (Wisconsin): 7.9% Flat
- Sales (Wis.): 5.5%
- 2025 Property: $17.04/$1,000
Utilities
Electrical
- Supplied by: Alliant Energy Utilities
- 4 MegaWatts of 3 phase power available
Natural Gas
- Supplied by: WE Energies Company
Water
- Supplied by: City of Lancaster
- Source: Three Deep Wells
- Max. Pumping Capacity: 2.56 MG/D
- Peak Daily Use: 1.00 MG/D
- Storage Capacity: 875,000 gal.
Sanitary Sewer
- Supplied by: City of Lancaster
- Design Capacity: 748,000 G/D
- Avg. Daily Use: 350,000 G/D
Telecommunications
- Supplied by: TDS
- 100 GB Service with redundant Fiber provided by WIN
- Digital Service: Yes
- Special Services: OC-48 Fiber Optic Collapsible Ring to City & Industrial Park, ISDN, Centrex, Voice Mail
Transportation
Air Service
- Dubuque Regional Airport (35 miles):
- Dane County Regional Airport, Madison (75 miles)
- Local Airport: Lancaster Municipal Airport (2 miles south of city) - 3,840 ft. paved
Highways
- Nearest Interstate: I-90/94, Distance: 70 miles
- Next Nearest Interstate: I-80, Distance: 90 miles
- U.S. Highways: US-18, 61 & 151 (4-lane)
- State Highways: 35 & 81
Rail Service
- Burlington Northern (30 miles)
- Piggy-back available
Barge / Port
- Facilities available at Dubuque IA (30 miles)
Major Employers
Manufacturing
- Amcor - (formerly Bemis Performance Packaging) - 150-200
- Skyline Homes - manufactured and modular homes - 100-150
- Foremost Farms USA - dairy products - 50-100
- Loudspeaker Components - speaker cones - 65-85
Non-Manufacturing
- County of Grant - government - 300-350
- Grant Regional Health Center - hospital - 325
- Lancaster School District - K-12 education - 150-200
- Orchard Manor - county care center and nursing home - 150-200
- Lancaster Care Center - nursing home - 50-100
- Piggly Wiggly Supermarket - retail food - 50-100
Emergency Services
Hospitals / Clinics / Long-Term Care
- Grant Regional Heath Center, Lancaster
- Grant Community Clinic, Lancaster
- Family Medical Center Clinic, Lancaster
- High Point Family Medical Clinic, Lancaster
- Lancaster Dental Associates
- Farmer Family Dental Center, Lancaster
- Davis Duehr Dean (optometrist), Lancaster
- Lancaster Chiropractic and Wellness Center
- Orchard Manor (county residential home), Lancaster
- Lancaster Care Center LLC
Fire Protection
- Volunteer Fire Department
- Fire Protection Class: 3
Education/Employee Training
- Nearest University: University of Wisconsin – Platteville (15 miles)
- Nearest Technical College: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore WI (11 miles)
Location
Driving Distance from Lancaster to:
- Dubuque, IA: 30 minutes
- Madison, WI: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Milwaukee, WI: 3 hours
Contacts
| Ron Brisbois, Executive Director Grant County Econ. Dev. Corporation 916 E Elm St., Ste C Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: 608-822-3501 Email: gcedc@grantcounty.org |
Michael Kuchta, City Administrator City of Lancaster 206 S Madison St. Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-5196 |
| Mr. Stuart Harper, Mayor City of Lancaster 206 S. Madison Street Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-4246 Email: mayor@lancasterwisconsin.com |
David Kurihara, Clerk/Treasurer City of Lancaster 206 S. Madison Street Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone: 608-723-4246 Email: davidK@lancasterwisconsin.com |
