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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Mecosta County, MI
How Mecosta 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #357 of 1,656 scored counties
#21 of 58 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,248 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,320
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mecosta County spend about $20.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,248 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
There are 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in Mecosta County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Mecosta County in 2023. That is one for every 1,285 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecosta County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, Mecosta County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #357 of 1,656 scored counties and #21 of 58 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mecosta 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 | Mecosta County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,285 | 604 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,248 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,951 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Mecosta 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 Mecosta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,320+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,708
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $60,951+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,230
- Median home value
- $178,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,143
- Daytime population
- 38,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Mecosta 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 |
| 21Mecosta County, MI | 66 | 11 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +4.7% | #357 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Mecosta 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Mecosta County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 primary care and pediatric clinics in Mecosta County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mecosta County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.8M a year, or $1,248 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 16,708 households in Mecosta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mecosta County, MI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Mecosta County has 6.6 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Mecosta County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,285 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S.
How fast is Mecosta County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mecosta County at 42,320 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,708 households. Median household income in Mecosta County is $60,951, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Mecosta County scores 66 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #357 of 1,656 scored counties.
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