Physical therapy clinics in Iowa

There are 770 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Iowa as of September 2026. 162 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Iowa comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

In 2023, official counts showed 501 businesses with payroll in Iowa classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,626 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 23.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Iowa.

Among the 50 states and DC, Iowa ranks #16 for physical therapy clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Iowa, the Ames metro area scores highest (60). Of the 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in Iowa, the Burlington area scores highest (68).