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Physical therapy clinics in the Kankakee, IL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Kankakee, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #301 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois

Listings
25
7 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
22
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,396 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,525
−1.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Kankakee metro area is 36 (lower middle), #301 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $1,396 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Kankakee metro area spend about $57.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Kankakee metro area has 25 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 28%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Kankakee metro area in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,863 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Kankakee metro area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Kankakee metro area 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.

Physical therapy in Kankakee, IL metro area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureKankakee metro areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.15.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,8631,9792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%+25.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,396$1,517$1,288
Median household income$71,281$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
257 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 the Kankakee metro area, 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 the Kankakee metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,525−1.7% since 2020
Households
40,996
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
158
Median household income
$71,281+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,302
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
41,664
Daytime population
98,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Illinois

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kankakee metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in Illinois ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Champaign-Urbana, IL74394.0$3.4M+1.5%#34 of 386
2Springfield, IL69374.1$3.5M−1.2%#63 of 386
3Decatur, IL66173.9$3.4M−4.3%#85 of 386
4Bloomington, IL63334.7$3.1M+0.1%#97 of 386
5Peoria, IL63775.0$2.8M−1.3%#99 of 386
6Rockford, IL62614.5$3M−0.3%#104 of 386
St. Louis, MO-IL545935.1$2.9M−0.2%#158 of 386
7Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN432,5607.0$2.3M0.0%#239 of 386
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL401066.6$2.1M−0.9%#263 of 386
8Kankakee, IL36256.1$2.3M−1.7%#301 of 386

Other business types in the Kankakee metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Kankakee, IL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 physical therapy clinics in the Kankakee metro area. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Kankakee, IL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $57.2M a year, or $1,396 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 40,996 households in the Kankakee metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kankakee, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Kankakee metro area has 6.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Kankakee metro area would have about 24, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,863 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kankakee, IL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kankakee metro area at 105,525 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,996 households. Median household income in the Kankakee metro area is $71,281, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.0%, 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. The Kankakee metro area scores 36 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #301 of 386 scored metro areas.

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