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Dentists and orthodontists in Calhoun County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Calhoun County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,042 of 1,886 scored counties
#43 of 67 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
58
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
43
−8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,309 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,408
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 dentists and orthodontists in Calhoun County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Calhoun County comes to about $69.8M a year: $1,309 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.2M per practice, 22% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Calhoun County in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,240 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Calhoun County.

Population estimates put the population change in Calhoun County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Calhoun County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,042 of 1,886 scored counties and #43 of 67 scored counties in Michigan.

How Calhoun County compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Calhoun County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.912.613.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,2401,074952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.5%−4.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,309$1,412$1,288
Median household income$63,177$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 43−8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
587 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
133,408−0.6% since 2020
Households
53,333
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$63,177+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,388
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
51,778
Daytime population
134,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Calhoun County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Antrim County, MI8487.2$1.9M+5.3%#33 of 1,886
2Kalkaska County, MI8256.4$2M+4.3%#52 of 1,886
3Gladwin County, MI8165.3$2.3M+2.8%#57 of 1,886
4Newaygo County, MI80136.6$1.9M+3.1%#74 of 1,886
5Oceana County, MI7965.8$2.2M+1.7%#81 of 1,886
6Barry County, MI79166.5$2.2M+2.2%#82 of 1,886
7Clare County, MI7864.8$2.4M+2.3%#93 of 1,886
8Van Buren County, MI78206.5$2M+0.7%#100 of 1,886
9Clinton County, MI78268.2$1.9M+1.6%#102 of 1,886
10Benzie County, MI7767.8$1.8M+3.1%#116 of 1,886
43Calhoun County, MI475810.9$1.2M−0.6%#1,042 of 1,886

Other business types in Calhoun County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Calhoun County, MI?

Calhoun County has 58 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Calhoun County, MI spend on medical and dental services?

About $69.8M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,333 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calhoun County, MI compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Calhoun County has 10.9 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 71, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,240 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Calhoun County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 133,408 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,333 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $63,177 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Calhoun County scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,042 of 1,886 scored counties.

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