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Medical and dental practices in Benzie County, MI

The medical and dental practices in Benzie County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #90 of 2,394 scored counties
#5 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
27
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,380 a household
Spending per listing
$394K
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.0
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,568
+3.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Benzie County is 81 (high), #90 of 2,394 scored counties and #5 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 medical and dental practices in Benzie County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 35.0 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,380 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Benzie County spend about $10.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $394K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Benzie County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 771 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates show Benzie County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Benzie 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Benzie County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBenzie CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.080.484.5
Spending per listing$394K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment771285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,380$1,412$1,288
Median household income$74,834$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
272 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The 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 Benzie 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 Benzie County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,568+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,708
Median age
50.0
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$74,834+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,649
Median home value
$285,700
Jobs located here
3,869
Daytime population
15,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Benzie County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Antrim County, MI883430.6$450K+5.3%#11 of 2,394
2Lake County, MI86713.5$834K+9.1%#24 of 2,394
3Cass County, MI825023.6$592K+0.2%#71 of 2,394
4Mackinac County, MI821630.8$416K+3.8%#77 of 2,394
5Benzie County, MI812735.0$394K+3.1%#90 of 2,394
6Missaukee County, MI771016.9$756K+1.4%#135 of 2,394
7Clinton County, MI7613442.4$361K+1.6%#174 of 2,394
8Presque Isle County, MI751928.5$439K+1.0%#197 of 2,394
9Alcona County, MI751732.0$384K+3.7%#203 of 2,394
10Kalkaska County, MI752937.2$344K+4.3%#208 of 2,394

Other business types in Benzie County

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Benzie County, MI?

Benzie County has 27 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Benzie County, MI spend on medical and dental services?

About $10.6M a year, or $1,380 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $394K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,708 households in Benzie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benzie County, MI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Benzie County has 35.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $394K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Benzie County would have about 70, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 771 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Benzie County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Benzie County at 18,568 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,708 households. Median household income in Benzie County is $74,834, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Benzie County scores 81 for medical and dental practices (high), #90 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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