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Medical and dental practices in Eaton County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #748 of 2,394 scored counties
#26 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
259
46 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
111
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
Spending per listing
$249K
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
57.0
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,581
+0.4% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Eaton County comes to about $64.6M a year: $1,422 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $249K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Eaton County has 259 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 57.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Eaton County in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 409 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eaton County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Eaton County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #748 of 2,394 scored counties and #26 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Eaton 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 Eaton County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureEaton CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households57.080.484.5
Spending per listing$249K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment409285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,422$1,412$1,288
Median household income$79,597$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
116 → 111−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
828
Annual payroll, 2023
$53M
One-person businesses, 2023
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25946 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
424The 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 Eaton 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 Eaton County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,581+0.4% since 2020
Households
45,428
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,970
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
46,164
Daytime population
108,771Residents 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 Eaton 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
26Eaton County, MI6025957.0$249K+0.4%#748 of 2,394

Other business types in Eaton County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 medical and dental practices in Eaton County. 46 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $64.6M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 259 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $249K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eaton County has 57.0 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $249K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Eaton County would have about 424, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 409 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 60 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #748 of 2,394 scored counties.

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