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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Kalkaska County, MI

How Kalkaska 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On medical and dental services · $1,281 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,693
+4.3% 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

At $1,281 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Kalkaska County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $10M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Kalkaska County has 1 primary care or pediatric clinic on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Kalkaska County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,596 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kalkaska County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 primary care or pediatric clinic on map listings, Kalkaska County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kalkaska 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Kalkaska County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKalkaska CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.36.47.2
Spending per listing$10M$2.2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment2,596604593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.0%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,281$1,412$1,288
Median household income$68,578$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,693+4.3% since 2020
Households
7,789
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$68,578+46.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,688
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
4,285
Daytime population
15,796Residents 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 counties in Michigan for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kalkaska County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clinton County, MI85103.2$4.8M+1.6%#35 of 1,656
2Allegan County, MI84132.9$5.1M+2.1%#43 of 1,656
3Ottawa County, MI84514.6$3.4M+3.9%#47 of 1,656
4Cass County, MI8162.8$4.9M+0.2%#77 of 1,656
5Eaton County, MI81153.3$4.3M+0.4%#78 of 1,656
6Barry County, MI7793.7$3.8M+2.2%#116 of 1,656
7Montcalm County, MI77114.5$2.9M+4.1%#125 of 1,656
8Livingston County, MI76314.1$4.1M+1.7%#128 of 1,656
9Roscommon County, MI7654.3$2.9M+1.9%#136 of 1,656
10Leelanau County, MI7566.2$2.6M+3.0%#157 of 1,656
Kalkaska County, MINot scored11.3$10M+4.3%

Other business types in Kalkaska County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Kalkaska County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 primary care or pediatric clinic in Kalkaska County. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 primary care or pediatric clinic on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 7,789 households in Kalkaska County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kalkaska County, MI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Kalkaska County has 1 primary care or pediatric clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Kalkaska County would have about 6, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,596 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.

How fast is Kalkaska County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Kalkaska County at 18,693 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,789 households. Median household income in Kalkaska County is $68,578, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.2%, 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. Kalkaska County has no market score for primary care and pediatric clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kalkaska County. It maps the primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for primary care and pediatric clinics · All 56 business types in Kalkaska County

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