Health care · Small-town market · Illinois
Physical therapy clinics in the Sterling, IL area
The physical therapy clinics in the Sterling, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #49 of 400 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,316 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 81% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,121
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,316 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Sterling area spend about $30.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Sterling area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 57%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Sterling area in 2023. That is one for every 4,624 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sterling area declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Sterling area is 71 (upper middle), #49 of 400 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Sterling 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.
| Measure | Sterling area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,624 | 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 | $1,316 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $717K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Sterling 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 Sterling area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,121−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,120
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $67,500+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,592
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,819
- Daytime population
- 50,543Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Sterling area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sterling, IL | 71 | 7 | 3.0 | $4.3M | −2.6% | #49 of 400 |
| 2Danville, IL | 68 | 5 | 1.7 | $7.5M | −3.7% | #65 of 400 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 68 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.6M | −2.5% | #67 of 400 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 67 | 7 | 3.4 | $4.3M | −0.7% | #71 of 400 |
| 4Ottawa, IL | 67 | 21 | 3.4 | $4.1M | −1.6% | #72 of 400 |
| 5Marion-Herrin, IL | 63 | 10 | 3.5 | $3.9M | +0.2% | #102 of 400 |
| 6Pontiac, IL | 61 | 6 | 4.1 | $3.4M | −2.1% | #119 of 400 |
| 7Galesburg, IL | 59 | 6 | 2.9 | $4.3M | −4.1% | #136 of 400 |
| 8Quincy, IL-MO | 56 | 9 | 2.9 | $4.5M | −2.0% | #159 of 400 |
| 9Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 56 | 10 | 4.8 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #165 of 400 |
Other business types in the Sterling area
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 the Sterling, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in the Sterling area. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Sterling, IL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $30.4M a year, or $1,316 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 23,120 households in the Sterling area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sterling, IL area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Sterling area has 3.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.3M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Sterling area would have about 13, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,624 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sterling, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Sterling area at 54,121 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,120 households. Median household income in the Sterling area is $67,500, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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 Sterling area scores 71 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #49 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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