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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #239 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 121
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 130
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,413 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area comes to about $151.3M a year: $1,413 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 30% below 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 130 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 184 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $654K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area.
Population estimates show the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #239 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Kalamazoo-Portage 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.
| Measure | Kalamazoo-Portage metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 604 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,413 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,509
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $329.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 184Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $654K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 73 | 31 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #47 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 71 | 90 | 6.0 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #55 of 387 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 71 | 303 | 6.9 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #58 of 387 |
| 4Monroe, MI | 69 | 34 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #67 of 387 |
| 5Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 67 | 124 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +1.4% | #76 of 387 |
| 6Jackson, MI | 66 | 22 | 3.5 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #77 of 387 |
| 7Traverse City, MI | 62 | 42 | 6.4 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #107 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 62 | 83 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #108 of 387 |
| 8Midland, MI | 61 | 10 | 2.9 | $5.1M | +0.3% | #111 of 387 |
| 9Battle Creek, MI | 58 | 32 | 6.0 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #133 of 387 |
| 12Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 46 | 121 | 11.3 | $1.3M | +0.8% | #239 of 387 |
Other business types in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area
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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics72
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area?
There are 121 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 184 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $151.3M a year, or $1,413 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 107,110 households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 11.3 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area would have about 85, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. The median household income in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is $72,532 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 46 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #239 of 387 scored metro areas.
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