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Physical therapy clinics in Carroll County, IA

The physical therapy clinics in Carroll County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #978 of 1,422 scored counties
#20 of 26 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,371 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,303
−2.0% 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 5 physical therapy clinics in Carroll County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,371 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $12.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, in line with 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 1,760 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Carroll County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carroll County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #978 of 1,422 scored counties and #20 of 26 scored counties in Iowa.

How Carroll 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.

Physical therapy in Carroll County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.95.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7602,6262,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,371$1,412$1,288
Median household income$72,930$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$773K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,303−2.0% since 2020
Households
8,801
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$72,930+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,964
Median home value
$176,000
Jobs located here
10,716
Daytime population
20,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Carroll County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sioux County, IA7953.9$3.8M+2.5%#76 of 1,422
2Jasper County, IA7464.0$3.4M+0.9%#156 of 1,422
3Dallas County, IA74266.1$2.8M+17.8%#161 of 1,422
4Pottawattamie County, IA73102.7$5.2M−0.7%#163 of 1,422
5Story County, IA70184.6$3M+2.7%#227 of 1,422
6Des Moines County, IA6374.1$3.2M−2.0%#363 of 1,422
7Warren County, IA60146.8$2.3M+9.0%#458 of 1,422
8Johnson County, IA60426.6$2.2M+4.6%#459 of 1,422
9Linn County, IA55555.8$2.5M+0.7%#582 of 1,422
10Webster County, IA5474.6$2.9M−0.4%#604 of 1,422
20Carroll County, IA4055.7$2.4M−2.0%#978 of 1,422

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Carroll County, IA?

There are 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Carroll County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $12.1M a year, or $1,371 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,801 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carroll County, IA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Carroll County has 5.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,760 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 20,303 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,801 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $72,930 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Carroll County scores 40 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #978 of 1,422 scored counties.

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