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Physical therapy clinics in Muskegon County, MI

How Muskegon 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #201 of 1,422 scored counties
#8 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
25
7 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$87.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,288 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
177,901
+1.8% 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 Muskegon County spend about $87.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,288 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per clinic, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Muskegon County has 25 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Muskegon County in 2023. That is one for every 3,984 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Muskegon County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Muskegon County is 71 (upper middle), #201 of 1,422 scored counties and #8 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.76.35.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,9842,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,288$1,412$1,288
Median household income$65,024$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 17
Employees, 2023
87
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
257 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Muskegon 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 Muskegon County

Population, 2025 estimate
177,901+1.8% since 2020
Households
67,732
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,950
Median home value
$198,300
Jobs located here
56,600
Daytime population
160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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

Other business types in Muskegon County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 physical therapy clinics in Muskegon County. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $87.3M a year, or $1,288 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muskegon County has 3.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 36, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,984 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 71 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #201 of 1,422 scored counties.

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