Health care · Small-town market · Michigan
Dentists and orthodontists in the Ludington, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Ludington, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 526 scored small-town markets
#11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On medical and dental services · $1,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,040
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 dentists and orthodontists in the Ludington area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
At $1,327 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Ludington area spend about $17M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Ludington area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,600 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $529K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Ludington area.
Population estimates show the Ludington area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Ludington area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #195 of 526 scored small-town markets and #11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Ludington area 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 | Ludington area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,600 | 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 | $1,327 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,748 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $529K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Ludington area, 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 the Ludington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,0400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,801
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,702
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,586
- Daytime population
- 26,202Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ludington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houghton, MI | 80 | 9 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +1.8% | #18 of 526 |
| 2Holland, MI | 80 | 37 | 8.1 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #23 of 526 |
| 3Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 75 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.5M | −1.9% | #51 of 526 |
| 4Alma, MI | 70 | 11 | 7.4 | $1.7M | −1.1% | #78 of 526 |
| 5Hillsdale, MI | 67 | 16 | 9.0 | $1.5M | 0.0% | #104 of 526 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 63 | 23 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +0.3% | #142 of 526 |
| 6Owosso, MI | 62 | 23 | 8.2 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #146 of 526 |
| 7Coldwater, MI | 60 | 16 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #167 of 526 |
| 8Sturgis, MI | 60 | 23 | 9.7 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #168 of 526 |
| 9Cadillac, MI | 59 | 18 | 9.2 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #177 of 526 |
| 11Ludington, MI | 58 | 13 | 10.2 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #195 of 526 |
Other business types in the Ludington area
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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Ludington, MI area?
There are 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Ludington area as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) 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 the Ludington, MI area spend on medical and dental services?
About $17M a year, or $1,327 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,801 households in the Ludington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ludington, MI area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Ludington area has 10.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Ludington area would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,600 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ludington, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Ludington area at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. The median household income in the Ludington area is $64,748 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ludington area scores 58 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #195 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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