Health care · County · Michigan
Medical and dental practices in Kalkaska County, MI
How Kalkaska County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #208 of 2,394 scored counties
#10 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On medical and dental services · $1,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $344K
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,693
- +4.3% since 2020
See the medical and dental practices around any address in Kalkaska County
The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Kalkaska County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For medical and dental practices, Kalkaska County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #208 of 2,394 scored counties and #10 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 medical and dental practices in Kalkaska County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 37.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Kalkaska County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,281 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $344K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 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 Kalkaska County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 599 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kalkaska County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kalkaska 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 | Kalkaska County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 80.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $344K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 599 | 285 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,281 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,578 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,693+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,789
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $68,578+46.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,688
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,285
- Daytime population
- 15,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Kalkaska County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the medical and dental practices on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Kalkaska County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDoctors, dentists and clinics across Michigan
Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kalkaska County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Kalkaska 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 clinics75
- Dentists and orthodontists82
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Kalkaska County, MI?
There are 29 medical and dental practices on map listings in Kalkaska County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kalkaska County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $10M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $344K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,789 households in Kalkaska County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalkaska County, MI compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Kalkaska County has 37.2 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $344K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Kalkaska County would have about 65, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 599 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Kalkaska County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalkaska County at 18,693 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,789 households. Median household income in Kalkaska County is $68,578, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.2%, 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. Kalkaska County scores 75 for medical and dental practices (high), #208 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kalkaska County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Kalkaska County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Kalkaska County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Kalkaska County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.