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Physical therapy clinics in Craighead County, AR
The physical therapy clinics in Craighead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,307 of 1,422 scored counties
#13 of 25 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Craighead County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,307 of 1,422 scored counties and #13 of 25 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 physical therapy clinics in Craighead County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 63% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,024 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Craighead County spend about $45.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 39 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.2M per clinic, 51% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Craighead County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,587 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $360K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Craighead County. Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Craighead County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,587 | 1,556 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | +12.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,024 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 475
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $360K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greene County, AR | 57 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +3.4% | #536 of 1,422 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 50 | 70 | 6.3 | $2M | +16.0% | #723 of 1,422 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 47 | 11 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #789 of 1,422 |
| 4Jefferson County, AR | 40 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −5.7% | #976 of 1,422 |
| 5Saline County, AR | 40 | 26 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +7.6% | #982 of 1,422 |
| 6Crawford County, AR | 36 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +4.1% | #1,069 of 1,422 |
| 7Washington County, AR | 35 | 64 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +9.9% | #1,112 of 1,422 |
| 8White County, AR | 33 | 13 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #1,143 of 1,422 |
| 9Pope County, AR | 30 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #1,201 of 1,422 |
| 10Faulkner County, AR | 28 | 34 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +8.2% | #1,237 of 1,422 |
| 13Craighead County, AR | 23 | 39 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +4.8% | #1,307 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Craighead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Craighead County, AR?
There are 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $45.5M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Craighead County has 8.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Craighead County would have about 19, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,587 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 23 for physical therapy clinics (low), #1,307 of 1,422 scored counties.
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