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Physical therapy clinics in Van Buren County, MI

How Van Buren 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #41 of 1,422 scored counties
#2 of 56 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41M
On medical and dental services · $1,339 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,071
+0.7% 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, Van Buren County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #41 of 1,422 scored counties and #2 of 56 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 physical therapy clinics in Van Buren County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,339 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Van Buren County spend about $41M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.8 times 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Van Buren County in 2023. That is one for every 7,656 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Van Buren County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureVan Buren CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.06.35.4
Spending per listing$6.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7,6562,5732,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,339$1,412$1,288
Median household income$68,114$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,071+0.7% since 2020
Households
30,622
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$68,114+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,909
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,397
Daytime population
64,659Residents 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Van Buren County, MI?

There are 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $41M a year, or $1,339 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,622 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Buren County has 2.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $6.8M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 17, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,656 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Van Buren County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Van Buren County at 76,071 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,622 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $68,114 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Van Buren County scores 81 for physical therapy clinics (high), #41 of 1,422 scored counties.

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