Health care · Metro area · Michigan
Medical and dental practices in the Midland, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in the Midland, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #181 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 303
- 37 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 143
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Midland metro area comes to about $51.2M a year: $1,462 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $169K per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 303 medical and dental practices on map listings in the Midland metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 86.6, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 143 businesses with payroll in the Midland metro area classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 245 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Midland metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Midland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, the Midland metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #181 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Midland 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.
| Measure | Midland metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.6 | 80.4 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $176K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 245 | 285 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,462 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1430.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,505
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $178.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 335The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Midland 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 Midland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →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 Midland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 79 | 348 | 55.2 | $260K | +0.7% | #16 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 70 | 907 | 70.6 | $193K | +0.1% | #56 of 387 |
| 2Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 69 | 475 | 70.1 | $184K | +1.8% | #60 of 387 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 65 | 1,520 | 78.3 | $178K | +1.4% | #81 of 387 |
| 4Jackson, MI | 64 | 420 | 67.2 | $200K | −0.4% | #85 of 387 |
| 5Niles, MI | 61 | 471 | 73.6 | $184K | −1.3% | #107 of 387 |
| 6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 60 | 4,363 | 99.1 | $149K | +2.8% | #114 of 387 |
| 7Ann Arbor, MI | 59 | 1,350 | 89.7 | $176K | −0.4% | #118 of 387 |
| 8Bay City, MI | 51 | 303 | 67.2 | $192K | −1.6% | #178 of 387 |
| 9Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 51 | 14,604 | 82.6 | $177K | +0.1% | #180 of 387 |
| 10Midland, MI | 51 | 303 | 86.6 | $169K | +0.3% | #181 of 387 |
Other business types in the Midland metro 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Midland, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 303 medical and dental practices in the Midland metro area. 37 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Midland, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $51.2M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 303 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $169K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Midland, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Midland metro area has 86.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $169K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 335, against 303 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 245 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Midland, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Midland metro area scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #181 of 387 scored metro areas.
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