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Medical and dental practices in Allegan County, MI
The medical and dental practices in Allegan County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #264 of 2,394 scored counties
#14 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 223
- 15 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,461 a household
- Spending per listing
- $298K
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.0
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,461 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Allegan County spend about $66.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $298K per practice, 96% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Allegan County has 223 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.0, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 84 businesses with payroll in Allegan County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegan County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Allegan County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #264 of 2,394 scored counties and #14 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Allegan 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 | Allegan County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.0 | 80.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $298K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 542 | 285 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,461 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 84+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 687
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 436The 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 Allegan 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 Allegan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents 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 | 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 |
| 14Allegan County, MI | 73 | 223 | 49.0 | $298K | +2.1% | #264 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Allegan 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 clinics73
- Dentists and orthodontists76
- Primary care and pediatrics84
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care87
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Allegan County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 223 medical and dental practices in Allegan County. 15 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $66.5M a year, or $1,461 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $298K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Allegan County has 49.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $298K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Allegan County would have about 436, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 542 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. 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. Allegan County scores 73 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #264 of 2,394 scored counties.
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