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Physical therapy clinics in Howard County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Howard County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On medical and dental services · $895 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,306
−3.6% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Howard County comes to about $4.6M a year: $895 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.5M per clinic, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Howard County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Howard County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Howard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Howard 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.

Physical therapy in Howard County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureHoward CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.55.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5562,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$895$1,022$1,288
Median household income$45,603$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Howard 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 Howard County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,306−3.6% since 2020
Households
5,098
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
587 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$45,603+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,719
Median home value
$153,900
Jobs located here
6,243
Daytime population
13,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Howard County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greene County, AR5773.9$2.5M+3.4%#536 of 1,422
2Benton County, AR50706.3$2M+16.0%#723 of 1,422
3Lonoke County, AR47113.9$2.8M+3.5%#789 of 1,422
4Jefferson County, AR4093.7$2.5M−5.7%#976 of 1,422
5Saline County, AR40265.2$2.1M+7.6%#982 of 1,422
6Crawford County, AR36104.3$2.3M+4.1%#1,069 of 1,422
7Washington County, AR35646.6$1.7M+9.9%#1,112 of 1,422
8White County, AR33134.4$2.2M+4.2%#1,143 of 1,422
9Pope County, AR30114.5$2.2M+2.5%#1,201 of 1,422
10Faulkner County, AR28346.9$1.5M+8.2%#1,237 of 1,422
Howard County, ARNot scored35.9$1.5M−3.6%

Other business types in Howard County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Howard County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 physical therapy clinics in Howard County. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Howard County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Howard County, AR spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.6M a year, or $895 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,098 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Howard County, AR compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Howard County has 5.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Howard County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Howard County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Howard County at 12,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,098 households. Median household income in Howard County is $45,603, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Howard County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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