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Physical therapy clinics in Isabella County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,057 of 1,422 scored counties
#49 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
17
6 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,235 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,691
+0.3% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Isabella County comes to about $30.8M a year: $1,235 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Isabella County has 17 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Isabella County in 2023. That is one for every 2,491 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Isabella County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Isabella County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,057 of 1,422 scored counties and #49 of 56 scored counties in Michigan.

How Isabella 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 Isabella County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIsabella CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.35.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4912,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,235$1,412$1,288
Median household income$55,237$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3752

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 10
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
176 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 Isabella 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 Isabella County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,691+0.3% since 2020
Households
24,914
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
573 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,389
Median home value
$170,400
Jobs located here
26,182
Daytime population
67,374Residents 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 Isabella 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
49Isabella County, MI37176.8$1.8M+0.3%#1,057 of 1,422

Other business types in Isabella County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 physical therapy clinics in Isabella County. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $30.8M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 24,914 households in Isabella County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Isabella County has 6.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Isabella County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,491 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Isabella County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Isabella County at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. Median household income in Isabella County is $55,237, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Isabella County scores 37 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,057 of 1,422 scored counties.

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