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Physical therapy clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #219 of 386 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 70 physical therapy clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,413 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area spend about $151.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 70 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 10% 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.

Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area in 2023, 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is 46 (lower middle), #219 of 386 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area 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-Portage, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKalamazoo-Portage metro areaMichiganU.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 score4652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area, 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area

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 metro areas in Michigan for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI72253.7$3.5M+1.8%#42 of 386
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI71503.9$3.5M+0.1%#49 of 386
2Niles, MI71264.1$3.3M−1.3%#50 of 386
3Monroe, MI67335.2$2.7M+0.7%#82 of 386
4Ann Arbor, MI59865.7$2.8M−0.4%#128 of 386
5Jackson, MI57294.6$2.9M−0.4%#141 of 386
6Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI552786.3$2.3M+2.8%#154 of 386
7Saginaw, MI54465.9$2.2M−1.1%#168 of 386
8Lansing-East Lansing, MI491216.2$2.2M+1.4%#199 of 386
9Flint, MI47945.6$2.3M−1.1%#214 of 386
10Kalamazoo-Portage, MI46706.5$2.2M+0.8%#219 of 386

Other business types in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area?

The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 70 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,110 households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area 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 national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. The median household income in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is $72,532 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #219 of 386 scored metro areas.

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