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Physical therapy clinics in the Ottawa, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Ottawa, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #72 of 400 scored small-town markets
#4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
21
8 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$85.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,376 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,902
−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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Ottawa area comes to about $85.1M a year: $1,376 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Ottawa area has 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 38%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Ottawa area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 3,093 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Ottawa area declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, the Ottawa area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #72 of 400 scored small-town markets and #4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Ottawa 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 Ottawa, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureOttawa areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.46.15.4
Spending per listing$4.1M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,0931,9792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,376$1,517$1,288
Median household income$72,230$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6749

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa area

Population, 2025 estimate
145,902−1.6% since 2020
Households
61,866
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,164 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$72,230+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,689
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
52,301
Daytime population
131,372Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Illinois

Every Illinois market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets 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 Ottawa area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sterling, IL7173.0$4.3M−2.6%#49 of 400
2Danville, IL6851.7$7.5M−3.7%#65 of 400
Burlington, IA-IL6873.5$3.6M−2.5%#67 of 400
3Rochelle, IL6773.4$4.3M−0.7%#71 of 400
4Ottawa, IL67213.4$4.1M−1.6%#72 of 400
5Marion-Herrin, IL63103.5$3.9M+0.2%#102 of 400
6Pontiac, IL6164.1$3.4M−2.1%#119 of 400
7Galesburg, IL5962.9$4.3M−4.1%#136 of 400
8Quincy, IL-MO5692.9$4.5M−2.0%#159 of 400
9Charleston-Mattoon, IL56104.8$2.6M−1.0%#165 of 400

Other business types in the Ottawa area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 physical therapy clinics in the Ottawa area. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $85.1M a year, or $1,376 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 61,866 households in the Ottawa area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Ottawa area has 3.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.1M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Ottawa area would have about 35, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,093 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ottawa, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Ottawa area at 145,902 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,866 households. Median household income in the Ottawa area is $72,230, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ottawa area scores 67 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #72 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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