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Physical therapy clinics in Mercer County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Mercer County, IL, 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
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- 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
- 15,229
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 physical therapy clinics in Mercer County. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,396 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $9.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 4 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 5% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Mercer County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,979 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,396 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,182 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,229−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,565
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $74,182+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,846
- Median home value
- $146,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,052
- Daytime population
- 11,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $2.3M | −2.6% |
Other business types in Mercer 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 Mercer County, IL?
Mercer County has 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mercer County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.2M 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 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,565 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, IL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Mercer County 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. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending.
How fast is Mercer County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 15,229 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,565 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $74,182 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Mercer 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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