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Physical therapy clinics in Linn County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Linn County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #582 of 1,422 scored counties
#9 of 26 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
55
17 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
40
+5.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$138.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,451 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
232,028
+0.7% 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 55 physical therapy clinics in Linn County. 17 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,451 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $138.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 5% 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 Linn County was 40 in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,390 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $307K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Linn County.

Population estimates show Linn County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #582 of 1,422 scored counties and #9 of 26 scored counties in Iowa.

How Linn 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 Linn County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.85.95.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,3902,6262,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.3%+25.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,451$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,649$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 40+5.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
370
Annual payroll, 2023
$23M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5517 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$307K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
232,028+0.7% since 2020
Households
95,600
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
321
Median household income
$77,649+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,478
Median home value
$214,300
Jobs located here
130,525
Daytime population
248,541Residents 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 Linn 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

Other business types in Linn County

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

Questions

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

There are 55 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Linn County as of September 2026. 17 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Linn County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $138.7M a year, or $1,451 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,600 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Linn County has 5.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Linn County would have about 58, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,390 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Linn County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 232,028 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,600 households. The median household income in Linn County is $77,649 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Linn County scores 55 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #582 of 1,422 scored counties.

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