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Physical therapy clinics in Walker County, AL
The physical therapy clinics in Walker County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,314 of 1,422 scored counties
#31 of 35 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 14
- 10 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On medical and dental services · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,140
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For physical therapy clinics, Walker County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,314 of 1,422 scored counties and #31 of 35 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 physical therapy clinics in Walker County. 10 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $956 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Walker County spend about $24.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Walker County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,116 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Walker County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walker County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the physical therapy 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 | Walker County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,116 | 2,699 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $956 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,509 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,1400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,388
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $56,509+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,976
- Median home value
- $135,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,440
- Daytime population
- 55,921Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Clair County, AL | 81 | 7 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +7.1% | #45 of 1,422 |
| 2Limestone County, AL | 71 | 15 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +18.0% | #205 of 1,422 |
| 3Coffee County, AL | 71 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +6.3% | #207 of 1,422 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 60 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +5.1% | #435 of 1,422 |
| 5Elmore County, AL | 60 | 13 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #445 of 1,422 |
| 6Blount County, AL | 59 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #463 of 1,422 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 59 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #468 of 1,422 |
| 8Chilton County, AL | 59 | 6 | 3.4 | $3M | +5.9% | #470 of 1,422 |
| 9Lee County, AL | 58 | 33 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +8.6% | #512 of 1,422 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 57 | 38 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #537 of 1,422 |
| 31Walker County, AL | 22 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #1,314 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Walker 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Walker County, AL?
There are 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. 10 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Walker County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.3M a year, or $956 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,388 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, AL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Walker County has 5.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Walker County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,116 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Walker County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 65,140 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,388 households. The median household income in Walker County is $56,509 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Walker County scores 22 for physical therapy clinics (low), #1,314 of 1,422 scored counties.
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