Health care · Small-town market · Michigan
Medical and dental practices in the Ludington, MI area
How the Ludington, MI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 538 scored small-town markets
#13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 111
- 8 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On medical and dental services · $1,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $153K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,040
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,327 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Ludington area spend about $17M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $153K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.
The Ludington area has 111 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 86.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Ludington area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 413 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $529K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Ludington area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ludington area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For medical and dental practices, the Ludington area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #293 of 538 scored small-town markets and #13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Ludington 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.
| Measure | Ludington area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.7 | 80.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $153K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 413 | 285 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,327 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,748 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $529K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Ludington 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 Ludington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,0400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,801
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,702
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,586
- Daytime population
- 26,202Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 85 | 223 | 49.0 | $298K | +2.1% | #12 of 538 |
| 2Houghton, MI | 72 | 83 | 53.8 | $242K | +1.8% | #72 of 538 |
| 3Hillsdale, MI | 70 | 93 | 52.1 | $250K | 0.0% | #86 of 538 |
| 4Cadillac, MI | 70 | 113 | 57.6 | $222K | +2.0% | #89 of 538 |
| 5Coldwater, MI | 67 | 96 | 56.8 | $225K | +2.5% | #114 of 538 |
| 6Sturgis, MI | 66 | 130 | 55.0 | $235K | +0.1% | #125 of 538 |
| 7Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 62 | 78 | 55.4 | $225K | −1.9% | #147 of 538 |
| 8Owosso, MI | 60 | 153 | 54.4 | $242K | −0.4% | #167 of 538 |
| 9Big Rapids, MI | 60 | 118 | 70.6 | $177K | +4.7% | #175 of 538 |
| 10Marquette, MI | 56 | 194 | 68.7 | $189K | +2.3% | #215 of 538 |
| 13Ludington, MI | 48 | 111 | 86.7 | $153K | 0.0% | #293 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ludington area
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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Ludington, MI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 medical and dental practices in the Ludington area. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ludington, MI area spend on medical and dental services?
About $17M a year, or $1,327 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $153K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,801 households in the Ludington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ludington, MI area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Ludington area has 86.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $153K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 413 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ludington, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Ludington area at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. The median household income in the Ludington area is $64,748 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ludington area scores 48 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #293 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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