Health care · Small-town market · Michigan
Physical therapy clinics in the Escanaba, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Escanaba, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 400 scored small-town markets
#7 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On medical and dental services · $1,250 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,582
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 physical therapy clinics in the Escanaba area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Escanaba area spend about $20M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,250 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Escanaba area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,324 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Escanaba area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Escanaba area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #134 of 400 scored small-town markets and #7 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Escanaba 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 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.
| Measure | Escanaba area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,324 | 2,573 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,250 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,809 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $698K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 the Escanaba 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 Escanaba area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,582−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,971
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,171 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,809+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,442
- Median home value
- $157,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,720
- Daytime population
- 35,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Escanaba area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sturgis, MI | 82 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.1M | +0.1% | #11 of 400 |
| 2Owosso, MI | 78 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.3M | −0.4% | #25 of 400 |
| 3Holland, MI | 76 | 18 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #32 of 400 |
| 4Ludington, MI | 69 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #62 of 400 |
| 5Cadillac, MI | 63 | 10 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #110 of 400 |
| 6Big Rapids, MI | 63 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +4.7% | #111 of 400 |
| 7Escanaba, MI | 60 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #134 of 400 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 58 | 14 | 4.8 | $2.7M | +0.3% | #146 of 400 |
| 8Marquette, MI | 55 | 17 | 6.0 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #177 of 400 |
| 9Coldwater, MI | 55 | 11 | 6.5 | $2M | +2.5% | #179 of 400 |
Other business types in the Escanaba 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in the Escanaba, MI area?
The Escanaba area has 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Escanaba, MI area spend on medical and dental services?
About $20M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,971 households in the Escanaba area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Escanaba, MI area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Escanaba area has 5.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,324 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Escanaba, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Escanaba area at 36,582 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,971 households. The median household income in the Escanaba area is $57,809 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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 Escanaba area scores 60 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #134 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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