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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Iron County, MI
How Iron County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #987 of 1,656 scored counties
#50 of 58 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,203 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,757
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Iron County spend about $6.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,203 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Iron County has 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Iron County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Iron County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Iron County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #987 of 1,656 scored counties and #50 of 58 scored counties in Michigan.
How Iron 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 | Iron County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 604 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,203 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $55,940 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,757+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,547
- Median age
- 52.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,166 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $55,940+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,732
- Median home value
- $109,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,223
- Daytime population
- 10,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Iron County?
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Iron County marked.
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 |
| 50Iron County, MI | 46 | 5 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #987 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Iron 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Iron County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 primary care and pediatric clinics in Iron County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023.
How much do households in Iron County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.7M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,547 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, MI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Iron County has 9.0 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Iron County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Iron County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 11,757 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. Median household income in Iron County is $55,940, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Iron County scores 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #987 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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