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Dentists and orthodontists in Hillsdale County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Hillsdale County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 1,886 scored counties
#21 of 67 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,299 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,299 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hillsdale County spend about $23.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.5M per practice, 47% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
Hillsdale County has 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Hillsdale County classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,233 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hillsdale County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Hillsdale County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #416 of 1,886 scored counties and #21 of 67 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hillsdale 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 | Hillsdale County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,233 | 1,074 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.6% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,299 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents 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 |
| 21Hillsdale County, MI | 65 | 16 | 9.0 | $1.5M | 0.0% | #416 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Hillsdale 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Hillsdale County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 dentists and orthodontists in Hillsdale County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Hillsdale County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.2M a year, or $1,299 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Hillsdale County has 9.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 24, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,233 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 65 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #416 of 1,886 scored counties.
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