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Physical therapy clinics in Chippewa County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Chippewa County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,124 of 1,422 scored counties
#51 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,249 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,081
−1.9% 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

For physical therapy clinics, Chippewa County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,124 of 1,422 scored counties and #51 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chippewa County comes to about $17.6M a year: $1,249 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 physical therapy clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Chippewa County has 9 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chippewa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Chippewa County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chippewa 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 physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Chippewa County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureChippewa CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.46.35.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,249$1,412$1,288
Median household income$62,217$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,081−1.9% since 2020
Households
14,080
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,559 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$62,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,569
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
11,286
Daytime population
35,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Chippewa County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI8262.5$5.8M+2.2%#33 of 1,422
2Van Buren County, MI8162.0$6.8M+0.7%#41 of 1,422
3St. Joseph County, MI7852.1$6.1M+0.1%#83 of 1,422
4Clinton County, MI7592.8$5.4M+1.6%#126 of 1,422
5Shiawassee County, MI7572.5$5.3M−0.4%#127 of 1,422
6Allegan County, MI73184.0$3.7M+2.1%#170 of 1,422
7St. Clair County, MI73284.1$3.3M+0.1%#174 of 1,422
8Muskegon County, MI71253.7$3.5M+1.8%#201 of 1,422
9Newaygo County, MI7184.1$3.1M+3.1%#209 of 1,422
10Berrien County, MI70264.1$3.3M−1.3%#223 of 1,422
51Chippewa County, MI3496.4$2M−1.9%#1,124 of 1,422

Other business types in Chippewa County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Chippewa County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 physical therapy clinics in Chippewa County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Chippewa County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $17.6M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,080 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chippewa County, MI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Chippewa County has 6.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Chippewa County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Chippewa County at 36,081 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,080 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $62,217, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Chippewa County scores 34 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,124 of 1,422 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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