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Physical therapy clinics in Highlands County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Highlands County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #818 of 1,422 scored counties
#32 of 47 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.9M
- On medical and dental services · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 physical therapy clinics in Highlands County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Highlands County comes to about $44.9M a year: $958 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per clinic, 11% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Highlands County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,604 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Highlands County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Highlands County is 46 (lower middle), #818 of 1,422 scored counties and #32 of 47 scored counties in Florida.
How Highlands County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,604 | 1,990 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +31.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $958 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Highlands County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, FL | 84 | 8 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +22.9% | #20 of 1,422 |
| 2Polk County, FL | 79 | 82 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +19.8% | #78 of 1,422 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 76 | 22 | 3.0 | $4M | +11.7% | #115 of 1,422 |
| 4Sumter County, FL | 74 | 19 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +21.1% | #146 of 1,422 |
| 5Osceola County, FL | 66 | 56 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +23.2% | #310 of 1,422 |
| 6St. Lucie County, FL | 65 | 43 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +21.4% | #322 of 1,422 |
| 7Okeechobee County, FL | 63 | 5 | 3.3 | $3M | +7.4% | #368 of 1,422 |
| 8Escambia County, FL | 62 | 44 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #389 of 1,422 |
| 9Manatee County, FL | 61 | 75 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +16.6% | #417 of 1,422 |
| 10Bay County, FL | 59 | 37 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +17.2% | #485 of 1,422 |
| 32Highlands County, FL | 46 | 21 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +9.7% | #818 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 Highlands County, FL?
Highlands County has 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $44.9M a year, or $958 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Highlands County has 4.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Highlands County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,604 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 46 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #818 of 1,422 scored counties.
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