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Physical therapy clinics in Grand Traverse County, MI

How Grand Traverse County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,163 of 1,422 scored counties
#53 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
47
8 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
21
−25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,462 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,729
+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

For physical therapy clinics, Grand Traverse County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,163 of 1,422 scored counties and #53 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,462 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Grand Traverse County spend about $58.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 47 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.3M per clinic, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Grand Traverse County has 47 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Grand Traverse County was 21 in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,918 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Grand Traverse County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Traverse CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.76.35.4
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,9182,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.0%+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,462$1,412$1,288
Median household income$81,647$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 21−25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
478 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,729+1.4% since 2020
Households
40,287
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,300
Median home value
$339,400
Jobs located here
46,591
Daytime population
102,841Residents 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 Grand Traverse 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
53Grand Traverse County, MI334711.7$1.3M+1.4%#1,163 of 1,422

Other business types in Grand Traverse County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Grand Traverse County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 physical therapy clinics in Grand Traverse County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019.

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

About $58.9M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grand Traverse County has 11.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 25, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,918 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 33 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,163 of 1,422 scored counties.

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