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Dentists and orthodontists in the Marquette, MI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Marquette, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #286 of 526 scored small-town markets
#13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan

Listings
33
4 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
25
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$36.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,299 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,064
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 dentists and orthodontists in the Marquette area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

At $1,299 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Marquette area spend about $36.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 33 dentists and orthodontists, that is $1.1M per practice, 13% 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Marquette area in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,130 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Marquette area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Marquette area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #286 of 526 scored small-town markets and #13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.

How the Marquette 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Marquette, MI area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMarquette areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.712.613.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,1301,074952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%−4.6%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,299$1,412$1,288
Median household income$65,429$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
205
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
334 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 the Marquette 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 Marquette area

Population, 2025 estimate
68,064+2.3% since 2020
Households
28,255
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,809 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$65,429+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,058
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
24,514
Daytime population
66,266Residents 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 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 Marquette area marked.

Top small-town markets in Michigan

Small-town markets in Michigan ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Houghton, MI8095.8$2.2M+1.8%#18 of 526
2Holland, MI80378.1$1.8M+2.1%#23 of 526
3Sault Ste. Marie, MI7575.0$2.5M−1.9%#51 of 526
4Alma, MI70117.4$1.7M−1.1%#78 of 526
5Hillsdale, MI67169.0$1.5M0.0%#104 of 526
Marinette, WI-MI63237.8$1.6M+0.3%#142 of 526
6Owosso, MI62238.2$1.6M−0.4%#146 of 526
7Coldwater, MI60169.5$1.4M+2.5%#167 of 526
8Sturgis, MI60239.7$1.3M+0.1%#168 of 526
9Cadillac, MI59189.2$1.4M+2.0%#177 of 526
13Marquette, MI473311.7$1.1M+2.3%#286 of 526

Other business types in the Marquette area

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Marquette, MI area?

There are 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Marquette area as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Marquette, MI area spend on medical and dental services?

About $36.7M 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 33 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,255 households in the Marquette area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Marquette, MI area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Marquette area has 11.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Marquette area would have about 37, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,130 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Marquette, MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Marquette area at 68,064 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in the Marquette area is $65,429 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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 Marquette area scores 47 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #286 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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