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Medical and dental practices in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area

The medical and dental practices in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #81 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
1,520
138 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
568
−0.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$269.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,390 a household
Spending per listing
$178K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
78.3
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
479,722
+1.4% 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 1,520 medical and dental practices in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 78.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

At $1,390 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area spend about $269.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $178K per practice, 16% above 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area was 568 in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 353 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #81 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Lansing-East Lansing metro area 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLansing-East Lansing metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households78.380.484.5
Spending per listing$178K$176K$152K
Households per official establishment342285270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.3%+0.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,390$1,412$1,288
Median household income$72,550$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
568−0.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,645
Annual payroll, 2023
$369.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
353Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,520138 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,770The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$7.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area, 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
479,722+1.4% since 2020
Households
194,163
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
278
Median household income
$72,550
Average household income
$94,775
Median home value
$216,700
Jobs located here
232,664
Daytime population
512,361Residents 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 metro areas in Michigan for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lansing-East Lansing metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI7934855.2$260K+0.7%#16 of 387
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI7090770.6$193K+0.1%#56 of 387
2Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI6947570.1$184K+1.8%#60 of 387
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI651,52078.3$178K+1.4%#81 of 387
4Jackson, MI6442067.2$200K−0.4%#85 of 387
5Niles, MI6147173.6$184K−1.3%#107 of 387
6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI604,36399.1$149K+2.8%#114 of 387
7Ann Arbor, MI591,35089.7$176K−0.4%#118 of 387
8Bay City, MI5130367.2$192K−1.6%#178 of 387
9Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI5114,60482.6$177K+0.1%#180 of 387

Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?

There are 1,520 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as of September 2026. 138 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 568 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 0.3% from 2019. Another 353 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $269.9M a year, or $1,390 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,520 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 78.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 1,770, against 1,520 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 342 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 65 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #81 of 387 scored metro areas.

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