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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Alpena County, MI
The primary care and pediatric clinics in Alpena County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,853
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 primary care and pediatric clinics in Alpena County. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $1,216 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Alpena County spend about $15.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 4 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $4M per clinic, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Alpena County in 2023. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Alpena County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, Alpena County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Alpena 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 primary care and pediatric 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.
| Measure | Alpena County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 604 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,216 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,950 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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 offices of physicians in Alpena 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 Alpena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,853−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,019
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,950+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,418
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,363
- Daytime population
- 29,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 85 | 10 | 3.2 | $4.8M | +1.6% | #35 of 1,656 |
| 2Allegan County, MI | 84 | 13 | 2.9 | $5.1M | +2.1% | #43 of 1,656 |
| 3Ottawa County, MI | 84 | 51 | 4.6 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #47 of 1,656 |
| 4Cass County, MI | 81 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #77 of 1,656 |
| 5Eaton County, MI | 81 | 15 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +0.4% | #78 of 1,656 |
| 6Barry County, MI | 77 | 9 | 3.7 | $3.8M | +2.2% | #116 of 1,656 |
| 7Montcalm County, MI | 77 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #125 of 1,656 |
| 8Livingston County, MI | 76 | 31 | 4.1 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #128 of 1,656 |
| 9Roscommon County, MI | 76 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #136 of 1,656 |
| 10Leelanau County, MI | 75 | 6 | 6.2 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #157 of 1,656 |
| Alpena County, MI | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $4M | −0.1% |
Other business types in Alpena County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Alpena County, MI?
Alpena County has 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alpena County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.8M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,019 households in Alpena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alpena County, MI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Alpena County has 3.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Alpena County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Alpena County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alpena County at 28,853 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,019 households. The median household income in Alpena County is $53,950 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Alpena County has no market score for primary care and pediatric clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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