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Physical therapy clinics in Marion County, IA
The physical therapy clinics in Marion County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #618 of 1,422 scored counties
#11 of 26 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,192
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Marion County comes to about $19M a year: $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 physical therapy clinics, that is $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.
There are 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 2,219 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Marion County is 54 (upper middle), #618 of 1,422 scored counties and #11 of 26 scored counties in Iowa.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,219 | 2,626 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,680 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,192+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,316
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $78,680+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,547
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,073
- Daytime population
- 36,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Marion County marked.
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 |
| 11Marion County, IA | 54 | 8 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #618 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 physical therapy clinics in Marion County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $19M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,316 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Marion County has 6.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% 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 2,219 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 34,192 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,316 households. Median household income in Marion County is $78,680, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Marion County scores 54 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #618 of 1,422 scored counties.
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