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Dentists and orthodontists in Gogebic County, MI
The dentists and orthodontists in Gogebic County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #570 of 1,886 scored counties
#26 of 67 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,285
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gogebic County spend about $8.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,197 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Gogebic County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Gogebic County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,330 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Gogebic County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Gogebic County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #570 of 1,886 scored counties and #26 of 67 scored counties in Michigan.
How Gogebic 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.
| Measure | Gogebic County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,330 | 1,074 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,197 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,732 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,285−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,989
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $52,732+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,627
- Median home value
- $107,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,991
- Daytime population
- 13,897Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antrim County, MI | 84 | 8 | 7.2 | $1.9M | +5.3% | #33 of 1,886 |
| 2Kalkaska County, MI | 82 | 5 | 6.4 | $2M | +4.3% | #52 of 1,886 |
| 3Gladwin County, MI | 81 | 6 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #57 of 1,886 |
| 4Newaygo County, MI | 80 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #74 of 1,886 |
| 5Oceana County, MI | 79 | 6 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +1.7% | #81 of 1,886 |
| 6Barry County, MI | 79 | 16 | 6.5 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #82 of 1,886 |
| 7Clare County, MI | 78 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #93 of 1,886 |
| 8Van Buren County, MI | 78 | 20 | 6.5 | $2M | +0.7% | #100 of 1,886 |
| 9Clinton County, MI | 78 | 26 | 8.2 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #102 of 1,886 |
| 10Benzie County, MI | 77 | 6 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #116 of 1,886 |
| 26Gogebic County, MI | 60 | 6 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #570 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Gogebic County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Gogebic County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dentists and orthodontists in Gogebic County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Gogebic County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 6,989 households in Gogebic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gogebic County, MI compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Gogebic County has 8.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Gogebic County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,330 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Gogebic County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Gogebic County at 14,285 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,989 households. Median household income in Gogebic County is $52,732, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Gogebic County scores 60 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #570 of 1,886 scored counties.
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