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Physical therapy clinics in Rock Island County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Rock Island County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #921 of 1,422 scored counties
#36 of 41 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
39
7 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
24
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,869
−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

Households in Rock Island County spend about $82.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,333 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.1M per clinic, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Rock Island County has 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Rock Island County was 24 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,572 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock Island County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Rock Island County is 42 (lower middle), #921 of 1,422 scored counties and #36 of 41 scored counties in Illinois.

How Rock Island 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.

Physical therapy in Rock Island County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRock Island CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.36.15.4
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5721,9792,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+25.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,333$1,517$1,288
Median household income$67,159$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 24+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
397 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

Population, 2025 estimate
141,869−1.7% since 2020
Households
61,733
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,299
Median home value
$150,400
Jobs located here
67,505
Daytime population
147,154Residents 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 counties in Illinois for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Rock Island County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Macoupin County, IL7363.4$4M−2.6%#168 of 1,422
2Kendall County, IL72224.8$3.5M+9.9%#185 of 1,422
3Henry County, IL7163.0$4.7M−2.2%#194 of 1,422
4Champaign County, IL71364.2$3.2M+1.8%#204 of 1,422
5Whiteside County, IL7073.0$4.3M−2.6%#216 of 1,422
6Boone County, IL6994.6$3.3M+0.4%#242 of 1,422
7Vermilion County, IL6851.7$7.5M−3.7%#253 of 1,422
8Sangamon County, IL68364.2$3.4M−1.0%#257 of 1,422
9Ogle County, IL6573.4$4.3M−0.7%#319 of 1,422
10Macon County, IL65173.9$3.4M−4.3%#324 of 1,422
36Rock Island County, IL42396.3$2.1M−1.7%#921 of 1,422

Other business types in Rock Island County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Rock Island County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 physical therapy clinics in Rock Island County. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Rock Island County, IL spend on medical and dental services?

About $82.3M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Rock Island County has 6.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 34, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,572 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 42 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #921 of 1,422 scored counties.

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