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Physical therapy clinics in Houghton County, MI
The physical therapy clinics in Houghton County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,016 of 1,422 scored counties
#46 of 56 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,300 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 physical therapy clinics in Houghton County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,300 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Houghton County spend about $18.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 30% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Houghton County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,384 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houghton County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Houghton County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,016 of 1,422 scored counties and #46 of 56 scored counties in Michigan.
How Houghton 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.
| Measure | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,384 | 2,573 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,300 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 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 Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 82 | 6 | 2.5 | $5.8M | +2.2% | #33 of 1,422 |
| 2Van Buren County, MI | 81 | 6 | 2.0 | $6.8M | +0.7% | #41 of 1,422 |
| 3St. Joseph County, MI | 78 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.1M | +0.1% | #83 of 1,422 |
| 4Clinton County, MI | 75 | 9 | 2.8 | $5.4M | +1.6% | #126 of 1,422 |
| 5Shiawassee County, MI | 75 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.3M | −0.4% | #127 of 1,422 |
| 6Allegan County, MI | 73 | 18 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #170 of 1,422 |
| 7St. Clair County, MI | 73 | 28 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #174 of 1,422 |
| 8Muskegon County, MI | 71 | 25 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +1.8% | #201 of 1,422 |
| 9Newaygo County, MI | 71 | 8 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +3.1% | #209 of 1,422 |
| 10Berrien County, MI | 70 | 26 | 4.1 | $3.3M | −1.3% | #223 of 1,422 |
| 46Houghton County, MI | 39 | 11 | 7.7 | $1.7M | +1.6% | #1,016 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Houghton County
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 Houghton County, MI?
There are 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Houghton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Houghton County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.6M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Houghton County has 7.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Houghton County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,384 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 39 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,016 of 1,422 scored counties.
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