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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Polk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #886 of 1,422 scored counties
#15 of 26 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 193
- 39 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 109
- +62.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $309.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,505 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 193 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 20%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 74% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,505 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $309.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% below 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.
Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County in 2023, up 62.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,884 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $314K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #886 of 1,422 scored counties and #15 of 26 scored counties in Iowa.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,884 | 2,626 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +62.7% | +25.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,505 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 109+62.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $314K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents 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 Polk 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 |
| 15Polk County, IA | 44 | 193 | 9.4 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #886 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Polk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Polk County, IA?
There are 193 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 39 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 62.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $309.1M a year, or $1,505 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 193 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Polk County has 9.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 129, against 193 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,884 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 62.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Polk County scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #886 of 1,422 scored counties.
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