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Physical therapy clinics in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #42 of 386 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 physical therapy clinics in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,288 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area spend about $87.3M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 25 physical therapy clinics, that is $3.5M per clinic, 45% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,984 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #42 of 386 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon-Norton Shores metro areaMichiganU.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 score7252

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area

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 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores 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

Other business types in the Muskegon-Norton Shores 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area?

The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area has 25 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,732 households in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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 national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area 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 the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. The median household income in the Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area is $65,024 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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 Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area scores 72 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #42 of 386 scored metro areas.

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