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Physical therapy clinics in Buena Vista County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Buena Vista County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,449
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 physical therapy clinics in Buena Vista County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Buena Vista County comes to about $10.4M a year: $1,382 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per clinic, 8% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Buena Vista County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Buena Vista County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Buena Vista County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Buena Vista County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Buena Vista County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,626 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,382 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,719 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,449−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,546
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,361
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,467
- Daytime population
- 22,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux County, IA | 79 | 5 | 3.9 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #76 of 1,422 |
| 2Jasper County, IA | 74 | 6 | 4.0 | $3.4M | +0.9% | #156 of 1,422 |
| 3Dallas County, IA | 74 | 26 | 6.1 | $2.8M | +17.8% | #161 of 1,422 |
| 4Pottawattamie County, IA | 73 | 10 | 2.7 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #163 of 1,422 |
| 5Story County, IA | 70 | 18 | 4.6 | $3M | +2.7% | #227 of 1,422 |
| 6Des Moines County, IA | 63 | 7 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −2.0% | #363 of 1,422 |
| 7Warren County, IA | 60 | 14 | 6.8 | $2.3M | +9.0% | #458 of 1,422 |
| 8Johnson County, IA | 60 | 42 | 6.6 | $2.2M | +4.6% | #459 of 1,422 |
| 9Linn County, IA | 55 | 55 | 5.8 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #582 of 1,422 |
| 10Webster County, IA | 54 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #604 of 1,422 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $2.6M | −1.7% |
Other business types in Buena Vista County
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 Buena Vista County, IA?
Buena Vista County has 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Buena Vista County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Buena Vista County has 5.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending.
How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Buena Vista County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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