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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Traverse City, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Traverse City, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #107 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
42
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
106
−9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$95.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,455 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,972
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Traverse City metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.

At $1,455 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Traverse City metro area spend about $95.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 42 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 27% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Traverse City metro area was 106 in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts also show 146 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Traverse City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Traverse City metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #107 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Traverse City 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Traverse City, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureTraverse City metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.46.47.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment617604593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.4%−2.0%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,455$1,412$1,288
Median household income$80,889$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6253

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
106−9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,616
Annual payroll, 2023
$177.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
146Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The 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 the Traverse City 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 Traverse City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,972+2.2% since 2020
Households
65,429
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$80,889+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,351
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
61,451
Daytime population
155,130Residents 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 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 Traverse City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI73314.6$2.8M+1.8%#47 of 387
2Ann Arbor, MI71906.0$2.6M−0.4%#55 of 387
3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI713036.9$2.1M+2.8%#58 of 387
4Monroe, MI69345.4$2.7M+0.7%#67 of 387
5Lansing-East Lansing, MI671246.4$2.2M+1.4%#76 of 387
6Jackson, MI66223.5$3.8M−0.4%#77 of 387
7Traverse City, MI62426.4$2.3M+2.2%#107 of 387
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI62836.5$2.1M+0.1%#108 of 387
8Midland, MI61102.9$5.1M+0.3%#111 of 387
9Battle Creek, MI58326.0$2.2M−0.6%#133 of 387

Other business types in the Traverse City metro area

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Traverse City, MI metro area?

The Traverse City metro area has 42 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Another 146 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Traverse City, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $95.2M a year, or $1,455 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 65,429 households in the Traverse City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Traverse City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

The Traverse City metro area has 6.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Traverse City metro area would have about 54, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Traverse City, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Traverse City metro area at 156,972 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,429 households. The median household income in the Traverse City metro area is $80,889 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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 Traverse City metro area scores 62 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #107 of 387 scored metro areas.

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