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Medical and dental practices in Alger County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Alger County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.2
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,641
- −2.3% since 2020
See the medical and dental practices around any address in Alger County
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Alger County comes to about $4.3M a year: $1,232 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $395K per practice, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 11 medical and dental practices on map listings in Alger County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 31.2 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alger County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Alger 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Alger County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.2 | 80.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 285 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,232 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,286 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alger 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 Alger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,641−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,531
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,286
- Average household income
- $73,201
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,254
- Daytime population
- 8,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Alger County?
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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 | 88 | 34 | 30.6 | $450K | +5.3% | #11 of 2,394 |
| 2Lake County, MI | 86 | 7 | 13.5 | $834K | +9.1% | #24 of 2,394 |
| 3Cass County, MI | 82 | 50 | 23.6 | $592K | +0.2% | #71 of 2,394 |
| 4Mackinac County, MI | 82 | 16 | 30.8 | $416K | +3.8% | #77 of 2,394 |
| 5Benzie County, MI | 81 | 27 | 35.0 | $394K | +3.1% | #90 of 2,394 |
| 6Missaukee County, MI | 77 | 10 | 16.9 | $756K | +1.4% | #135 of 2,394 |
| 7Clinton County, MI | 76 | 134 | 42.4 | $361K | +1.6% | #174 of 2,394 |
| 8Presque Isle County, MI | 75 | 19 | 28.5 | $439K | +1.0% | #197 of 2,394 |
| 9Alcona County, MI | 75 | 17 | 32.0 | $384K | +3.7% | #203 of 2,394 |
| 10Kalkaska County, MI | 75 | 29 | 37.2 | $344K | +4.3% | #208 of 2,394 |
| Alger County, MI | Not scored | 11 | 31.2 | $395K | −2.3% |
Other business types in Alger County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 medical and dental practices are in Alger County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 medical and dental practices in Alger County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Alger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alger County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.3M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $395K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,531 households in Alger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alger County, MI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Alger County has 31.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $395K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Alger County would have about 29, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Alger County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alger County at 8,641 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,531 households. The median household income in Alger County is $61,286 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alger County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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