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Physical therapy clinics in the Hays, KS area

The physical therapy clinics in the Hays, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #138 of 400 scored small-town markets
#3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Kansas

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,075
+0.4% 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 the Hays area. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hays area comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,296 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 physical therapy clinics, that is $3.2M per clinic, 32% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Hays area in 2023. That is one for every 2,450 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Hays area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hays area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #138 of 400 scored small-town markets and #3 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.

How the Hays area compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Hays, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureHays areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.95.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4502,4722,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+61.0%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,296$1,422$1,288
Median household income$63,084$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5963

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$600K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Hays area, 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 the Hays area

Population, 2025 estimate
29,075+0.4% since 2020
Households
12,251
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,365
Median home value
$216,300
Jobs located here
15,340
Daytime population
30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Kansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Hays area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hutchinson, KS6983.1$4M−0.6%#59 of 400
2Pittsburg, KS6753.2$3.8M+0.1%#73 of 400
3Hays, KS5954.1$3.2M+0.4%#138 of 400
4Garden City, KS5786.0$2.3M−2.1%#158 of 400
5Salina, KS5693.6$3.6M−1.4%#160 of 400
6Arkansas City-Winfield, KS4964.5$2.8M−0.4%#209 of 400
7Great Bend, KS4554.8$2.6M−2.5%#242 of 400
8Liberal, KS3656.9$1.9M−3.6%#305 of 400

Other business types in the Hays area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Hays, KS area?

There are 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Hays area as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) 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 the Hays, KS area spend on medical and dental services?

About $15.9M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in the Hays area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hays, KS area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Hays area has 4.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Hays area would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,450 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hays, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Hays area at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. The median household income in the Hays area is $63,084 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Hays area scores 59 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #138 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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