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Medical and dental practices in Gogebic County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #530 of 2,394 scored counties
#18 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
28
3 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,197 a household
Spending per listing
$299K
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.1
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,285
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 medical and dental practices in Gogebic County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.1, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Gogebic County comes to about $8.4M a year: $1,197 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 medical and dental practices, that is $299K per practice, 96% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Gogebic County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gogebic County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Gogebic County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #530 of 2,394 scored counties and #18 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gogebic 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 Gogebic County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGogebic CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.180.484.5
Spending per listing$299K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment998285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,197$1,412$1,288
Median household income$52,732$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
283 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The 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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,285−0.4% since 2020
Households
6,989
Median age
50.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,102 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$52,732+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,627
Median home value
$107,200
Jobs located here
4,991
Daytime population
13,897Residents 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 Gogebic 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
18Gogebic County, MI652840.1$299K−0.4%#530 of 2,394

Other business types in Gogebic County

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

Questions

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

There are 28 medical and dental practices on map listings in Gogebic County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $8.4M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $299K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,989 households in Gogebic County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gogebic County has 40.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $299K, 96% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Gogebic County would have about 55, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Gogebic County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Gogebic County at 14,285 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,989 households. Median household income in Gogebic County is $52,732, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Gogebic County scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #530 of 2,394 scored counties.

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