Portage County, WI Business Funding Coverage for Contractors

A business anywhere in Portage County, WI can phone or use the form. Plover, WI has its own page; Whiting, Park Ridge, Amherst and the other villages share this one, with the ZIP figures that describe each where the Census publishes them.

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This page covers funding requests from Portage County, Wisconsin towns around Stevens Point, with ZIP-level Census figures where they exist and a link to the Plover page. The village on the address does not change the route: Clayhill Advances sends each request to funding partners, and they decide.

Portage County, WI Property Search: What a Buyer Lines Up Before Financing

A contractor buying a lot or a shop building lines up the property record first: the parcel number, the assessed value, the tax history and the legal description. In Stevens Point, the city's Property Search page links an assessment data site and a property tax search hosted on the Portage County land records system. In the villages, the village assessor and the county records answer the same questions.

A partner financing equipment or a building-out may ask for the deed or the lease, and the survey if a new structure is planned. The county records guide goes further.

Plover, WI Has Its Own Page; Other Portage County, WI Villages Share This One

Plover, WI has its own page because ZIP 54467 counted 371 employer establishments in 2023 (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). The other villages are smaller, and several have no ZIP of their own, so they are covered here. Back on the Stevens Point, WI page are the ZIP 54481 and county counts.

Whiting, WI and Park Ridge, WI: Villages Beside Stevens Point, WI

Whiting and Park Ridge are villages bordering Stevens Point in Portage County, WI. Neither has its own USPS ZIP in the Census ZIP files, so there are no separate employer counts to show for them. Businesses there use the same phone number and form, and their requests move the same way.

For zoning and permits, each village has its own offices; a partner financing a build-out may ask for the village permit.

Amherst, WI, Junction City, WI, Rosholt, WI and Almond, WI: ZIP Counts Only

These ZIP areas are much larger than the villages they are named for, so the figures describe mostly rural territory around each village (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023):

Employer establishments in four Portage County, WI ZIP areas (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023)
ZIP areaEmployer establishmentsShare under five employeesVillage share of ZIP land
ZIP 54406 (Amherst, WI)8557.6%1.9%
ZIP 54443 (Junction City, WI)3464.7%1.7%
ZIP 54473 (Rosholt, WI)4477.3%1.2%
ZIP 54909 (Almond, WI)3574.3%1.1%

Construction led ZIP 54406 with 19 employer establishments, ahead of other services at 12 and retail at 10.

Wisconsin Rapids, WI and Rudolph, WI: Wood County, WI ZIP Figures Only

Wisconsin Rapids and Rudolph are in Wood County, WI, so Portage County figures do not describe them. ZIP 54494 (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) counted 620 employer establishments in 2023, led by retail trade at 100 and health care and social assistance at 84; the city covers only 5.4% of that ZIP's land. ZIP 54475 (Rudolph, WI) counted 30, led by construction at 9 (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023).

Owners there can still call (715) 226-9612 or send the form; the request moves the same way.

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Portage County, WI Employers, No-Payroll Businesses and Housing Permits, Counted by the Census Bureau

  • 1,715

    Employer establishments

    Portage County, WI business locations that reported at least one paid employee.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023
  • 4,504

    Businesses with no payroll

    Portage County, WI businesses that reported receipts but no paid employees, counted by Nonemployer Statistics.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024
  • 47.6%

    Employers under five employees

    Share of Portage County, WI employer establishments that reported fewer than five employees.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023
  • 244

    Housing units permitted, 2025

    New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits across Portage County, WI.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey 2025

Places with Shared Customers in the Area

Requests come by phone or web form from Stevens Point, WI and the villages around it.

Questions Owners Raise About Partners

  • Does a town need its own page for a request to be sent?

    No. Any Portage County, WI business, or one nearby, can call or use the form.

  • Why are some towns shown only with ZIP figures?

    The Census publishes business counts by ZIP, and ZIP areas rarely match village limits, so the figures are labeled by ZIP.

  • Is there an office outside Stevens Point, WI?

    No. The one office is at 1338 2nd St, Stevens Point, WI 54481.

Calling From Plover, WI, Whiting, WI or Amherst, WI? Same Number

Call (715) 226-9612 or send the request form from anywhere in Portage County, WI.

Phone line (715) 226-9612Request