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Medical and dental practices in Cass County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Cass County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #71 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
50
4 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,397 a household
Spending per listing
$592K
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.6
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,677
+0.2% 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

Cass County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #71 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Cass County comes to about $29.6M a year: $1,397 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $592K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

Cass County has 50 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Cass County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass 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 Cass County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.680.484.5
Spending per listing$592K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment1,247285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,397$1,412$1,288
Median household income$70,443$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
504 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
194The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,677+0.2% since 2020
Households
21,207
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$70,443+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,850
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
10,356
Daytime population
39,419Residents 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 Cass 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 Cass County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 medical and dental practices in Cass County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.6M a year, or $1,397 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $592K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,207 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 23.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $592K, 3.9 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Cass County would have about 194, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 51,677 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,207 households. The median household income in Cass County is $70,443 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 82 for medical and dental practices (high), #71 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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