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Physical therapy clinics in Story County, IA
How Story County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #227 of 1,422 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 18
- 5 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,398 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,291
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Story County spend about $54.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,398 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per clinic, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Story County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Story County in 2023. That is one for every 3,242 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Story County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Story County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Story County is 70 (upper middle), #227 of 1,422 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Story 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 | Story County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,242 | 2,626 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,398 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,685 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Story 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 Story County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,291+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 38,904
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $69,685+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,918
- Median home value
- $258,700
- Jobs located here
- 47,997
- Daytime population
- 107,341Residents 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 Story 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 |
Other business types in Story 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 Story County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 physical therapy clinics in Story County. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Story County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $54.4M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 38,904 households in Story County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Story County, IA compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Story County has 4.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Story County would have about 23, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,242 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Story County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Story County at 101,291 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,904 households. Median household income in Story County is $69,685, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Story County scores 70 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #227 of 1,422 scored counties.
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