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Dentists and orthodontists in Cheboygan County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #247 of 1,886 scored counties
#15 of 67 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,293 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,793
+0.9% 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

Households in Cheboygan County spend about $14.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,293 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per practice, 63% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Cheboygan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Cheboygan County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,790 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Cheboygan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Cheboygan County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #247 of 1,886 scored counties and #15 of 67 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCheboygan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.112.613.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment2,7901,074952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,293$1,412$1,288
Median household income$62,875$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
25,793+0.9% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$62,875+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,404
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
5,273
Daytime population
21,951Residents 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 Cheboygan 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
15Cheboygan County, MI7198.1$1.6M+0.9%#247 of 1,886

Other business types in Cheboygan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dentists and orthodontists in Cheboygan County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

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

About $14.4M a year, or $1,293 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,159 households in Cheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cheboygan County has 8.1 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Cheboygan County would have about 15, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,790 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Cheboygan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cheboygan County at 25,793 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,159 households. Median household income in Cheboygan County is $62,875, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cheboygan County scores 71 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #247 of 1,886 scored counties.

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