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Physical therapy clinics in Kalamazoo County, MI

How Kalamazoo 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #717 of 1,422 scored counties
#32 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
70
14 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
43
+26.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,413 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
263,795
+0.8% 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

Households in Kalamazoo County spend about $151.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,413 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Kalamazoo County has 70 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Kalamazoo County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 26.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,491 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Kalamazoo County.

Population estimates show Kalamazoo County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kalamazoo County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #717 of 1,422 scored counties and #32 of 56 scored counties in Michigan.

How Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKalamazoo CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.35.4
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4912,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.5%+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,413$1,412$1,288
Median household income$72,532$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 43+26.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
265
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7014 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$90K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County

Population, 2025 estimate
263,795+0.8% since 2020
Households
107,110
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
562 sq. mi.
People per square mile
467
Median household income
$72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,205
Median home value
$241,800
Jobs located here
120,525
Daytime population
271,929Residents 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 Kalamazoo 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
32Kalamazoo County, MI50706.5$2.2M+0.8%#717 of 1,422

Other business types in Kalamazoo County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 physical therapy clinics in Kalamazoo County. 14 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 26.5% from 2019.

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

About $151.3M a year, or $1,413 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 107,110 households in Kalamazoo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kalamazoo County has 6.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Kalamazoo County would have about 63, against 70 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. The official count rose 26.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Kalamazoo County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Kalamazoo County at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. Median household income in Kalamazoo County is $72,532, 10% below 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. Kalamazoo County scores 50 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #717 of 1,422 scored counties.

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