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Physical therapy clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #49 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
50
15 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
32
+18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$174.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,360 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,538
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 physical therapy clinics in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 30%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area comes to about $174.7M a year: $1,360 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 50 physical therapy clinics, that is $3.5M per clinic, 45% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area was 32 in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,014 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $35K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #49 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSouth Bend-Mishawaka metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.94.45.4
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,0142,8232,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+35.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,360$1,390$1,288
Median household income$67,217$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7175

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32+18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
270
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$35K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
324,538+0.1% since 2020
Households
128,459
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
948 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$67,217+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,813
Median home value
$196,600
Jobs located here
135,103
Daytime population
316,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Indiana

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

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN823423.8$3.8M+2.7%#3 of 386
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN743804.5$3.3M+5.4%#35 of 386
2Elkhart-Goshen, IN72314.3$3.2M+0.9%#44 of 386
3Michigan City-La Porte, IN71173.9$3.5M−0.9%#48 of 386
4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI71503.9$3.5M+0.1%#49 of 386
5Bloomington, IN67274.0$3.4M+2.0%#74 of 386
6Muncie, IN67183.9$3.1M+1.2%#77 of 386
7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN65353.9$3.4M+2.1%#89 of 386
8Columbus, IN65185.4$2.7M+4.3%#90 of 386
9Evansville, IN61453.9$3.5M+1.6%#108 of 386

Other business types in the South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area?

There are 50 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area as of September 2026. 15 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $174.7M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 128,459 households in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area has 3.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area would have about 73, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,014 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area at 324,538 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 128,459 households. The median household income in the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area is $67,217 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. The South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores 71 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #49 of 386 scored metro areas.

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