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Physical therapy clinics in Ionia County, MI

How Ionia 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #262 of 1,422 scored counties
#12 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,365 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,557
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 physical therapy clinics in Ionia County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Ionia County comes to about $31.9M a year: $1,365 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.9M per clinic, 21% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Ionia County in 2023. That is one for every 5,839 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ionia County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Ionia County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #262 of 1,422 scored counties and #12 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Ionia 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 Ionia County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIonia CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.76.35.4
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,8392,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,365$1,412$1,288
Median household income$75,611$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,557−0.5% since 2020
Households
23,355
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,563
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
18,430
Daytime population
58,714Residents 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 Ionia 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
12Ionia County, MI68114.7$2.9M−0.5%#262 of 1,422

Other business types in Ionia County

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

Questions

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

Ionia County has 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $31.9M a year, or $1,365 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ionia County has 4.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Ionia County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,839 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County scores 68 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #262 of 1,422 scored counties.

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