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Primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Clair County, MI
The primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Clair County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #829 of 1,656 scored counties
#42 of 58 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 42
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 140
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,486
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,369 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $92.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 24% 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 42 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in St. Clair County in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 484 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in St. Clair County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For primary care and pediatric clinics, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #829 of 1,656 scored counties and #42 of 58 scored counties in Michigan.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 484 | 604 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,369 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 148 → 140−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $108M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,486+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 67,816
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 222
- Median household income
- $71,270+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,621
- Median home value
- $224,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,623
- Daytime population
- 129,372Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 42St. Clair County, MI | 50 | 42 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #829 of 1,656 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in St. Clair County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 primary care and pediatric clinics in St. Clair County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Clair County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $92.8M a year, or $1,369 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 67,816 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, MI compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
St. Clair County has 6.2 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 52, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 484 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 160,486 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,816 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. St. Clair County scores 50 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #829 of 1,656 scored counties.
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