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Physical therapy clinics in the Wichita, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Wichita, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #225 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 158
- 45 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 119
- +64.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $350.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,377 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,809
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 158 physical therapy clinics in the Wichita metro area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Wichita metro area spend about $350.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,377 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 8% 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 119 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Wichita metro area in 2023, up 64.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,141 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Wichita metro area.
Population estimates show the Wichita metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, the Wichita metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #225 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Wichita metro 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.
| Measure | Wichita metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,141 | 2,472 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +64.8% | +61.0% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,377 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,655 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 119+64.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 808
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15845 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Wichita metro 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 Wichita metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,809+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 254,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,148 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $70,655+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,221
- Median home value
- $201,200
- Jobs located here
- 300,232
- Daytime population
- 657,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Wichita metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 78 | 19 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +1.8% | #14 of 386 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 77 | 33 | 3.4 | $4M | +0.1% | #17 of 386 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 76 | 30 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #25 of 386 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 64 | 27 | 5.3 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #96 of 386 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 63 | 461 | 5.1 | $2.9M | +3.4% | #98 of 386 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 59 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.8M | −2.0% | #125 of 386 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 45 | 158 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #225 of 386 |
Other business types in the Wichita metro area
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 the Wichita, KS metro area?
The Wichita metro area has 158 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 64.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Wichita, KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $350.8M a year, or $1,377 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,776 households in the Wichita metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wichita, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Wichita metro area has 6.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Wichita metro area would have about 146, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,141 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 64.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Wichita, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wichita metro area at 663,809 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,776 households. The median household income in the Wichita metro area is $70,655 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The Wichita metro area scores 45 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #225 of 386 scored metro areas.
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