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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Polk 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On medical and dental services · $944 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,486
+1.6% 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

Households in Polk County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $944 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.9M per clinic, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Polk County has 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,633 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Polk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Polk 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 Polk County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.15.55.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,6331,5562,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$944$1,022$1,288
Median household income$49,191$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$31K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,486+1.6% since 2020
Households
7,898
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
857 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$49,191+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,957
Median home value
$138,400
Jobs located here
5,915
Daytime population
18,129Residents 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 Polk 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
Polk County, ARNot scored45.1$1.9M+1.6%

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $944 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 7,898 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Polk County has 5.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,633 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 19,486 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,898 households. Median household income in Polk County is $49,191, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Polk County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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