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Physical therapy clinics in Sanilac County, MI

The physical therapy clinics in Sanilac County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,073 of 1,422 scored counties
#50 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,268 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,083
−1.0% 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

For physical therapy clinics, Sanilac County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,073 of 1,422 scored counties and #50 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 physical therapy clinics in Sanilac County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in Sanilac County spend about $22.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,268 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 16% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Sanilac County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,190 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sanilac County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sanilac 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 Sanilac County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSanilac CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.36.35.4
Spending per listing$2M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,1902,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,268$1,412$1,288
Median household income$58,863$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Sanilac 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 Sanilac County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,083−1.0% since 2020
Households
17,516
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
963 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$58,863+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,878
Median home value
$168,300
Jobs located here
11,000
Daytime population
36,733Residents 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 Sanilac 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
50Sanilac County, MI36116.3$2M−1.0%#1,073 of 1,422

Other business types in Sanilac County

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

Questions

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

There are 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Sanilac County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $22.2M a year, or $1,268 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 17,516 households in Sanilac County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sanilac County has 6.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Sanilac County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,190 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Sanilac County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Sanilac County at 40,083 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,516 households. The median household income in Sanilac County is $58,863 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.5% 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. Sanilac County scores 36 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,073 of 1,422 scored counties.

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