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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Battle Creek, MI metro area

How the Battle Creek, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #133 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
32
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
63
−6.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,309 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,408
−0.6% 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 32 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Battle Creek metro area. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

Households in the Battle Creek metro area spend about $69.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,309 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 22% above 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 63 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Battle Creek metro area in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 847 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Battle Creek metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Battle Creek metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Battle Creek metro area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #133 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Battle Creek 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 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Battle Creek, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBattle Creek metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.47.2
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment847604593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.0%−2.0%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,309$1,412$1,288
Median household income$63,177$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63−6.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
609
Annual payroll, 2023
$54.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
324 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
133,408−0.6% since 2020
Households
53,333
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$63,177+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,388
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
51,778
Daytime population
134,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Battle Creek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI73314.6$2.8M+1.8%#47 of 387
2Ann Arbor, MI71906.0$2.6M−0.4%#55 of 387
3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI713036.9$2.1M+2.8%#58 of 387
4Monroe, MI69345.4$2.7M+0.7%#67 of 387
5Lansing-East Lansing, MI671246.4$2.2M+1.4%#76 of 387
6Jackson, MI66223.5$3.8M−0.4%#77 of 387
7Traverse City, MI62426.4$2.3M+2.2%#107 of 387
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI62836.5$2.1M+0.1%#108 of 387
8Midland, MI61102.9$5.1M+0.3%#111 of 387
9Battle Creek, MI58326.0$2.2M−0.6%#133 of 387

Other business types in the Battle Creek metro area

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Battle Creek, MI metro area?

The Battle Creek metro area has 32 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Battle Creek, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $69.8M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 53,333 households in the Battle Creek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Battle Creek, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Battle Creek metro area has 6.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Battle Creek metro area would have about 39, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 847 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Battle Creek, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Battle Creek metro area at 133,408 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,333 households. The median household income in the Battle Creek metro area is $63,177 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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. The Battle Creek metro area scores 58 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #133 of 387 scored metro areas.

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