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Physical therapy clinics in Independence County, AR
How Independence County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,322 of 1,422 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On medical and dental services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For physical therapy clinics, Independence County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,322 of 1,422 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $978 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $14.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
Independence County has 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Independence County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,091 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,091 | 1,556 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $978 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 14Independence County, AR | 22 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #1,322 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Independence County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 physical therapy clinics in Independence County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.3M a year, or $978 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Independence County has 7.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Independence County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,091 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 22 for physical therapy clinics (low), #1,322 of 1,422 scored counties.
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