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Physical therapy clinics in DeKalb County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in DeKalb County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #779 of 1,422 scored counties
#32 of 41 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 28
- 12 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55M
- On medical and dental services · $1,391 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,391 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $55M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2M per clinic, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
DeKalb County has 28 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,637 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in DeKalb County is 48 (lower middle), #779 of 1,422 scored counties and #32 of 41 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,637 | 1,979 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,391 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DeKalb County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Macoupin County, IL | 73 | 6 | 3.4 | $4M | −2.6% | #168 of 1,422 |
| 2Kendall County, IL | 72 | 22 | 4.8 | $3.5M | +9.9% | #185 of 1,422 |
| 3Henry County, IL | 71 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.7M | −2.2% | #194 of 1,422 |
| 4Champaign County, IL | 71 | 36 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #204 of 1,422 |
| 5Whiteside County, IL | 70 | 7 | 3.0 | $4.3M | −2.6% | #216 of 1,422 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 69 | 9 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #242 of 1,422 |
| 7Vermilion County, IL | 68 | 5 | 1.7 | $7.5M | −3.7% | #253 of 1,422 |
| 8Sangamon County, IL | 68 | 36 | 4.2 | $3.4M | −1.0% | #257 of 1,422 |
| 9Ogle County, IL | 65 | 7 | 3.4 | $4.3M | −0.7% | #319 of 1,422 |
| 10Macon County, IL | 65 | 17 | 3.9 | $3.4M | −4.3% | #324 of 1,422 |
| 32DeKalb County, IL | 48 | 28 | 7.1 | $2M | +1.5% | #779 of 1,422 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 physical therapy clinics in DeKalb County. 12 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $55M a year, or $1,391 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
DeKalb County has 7.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,637 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #779 of 1,422 scored counties.
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