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Physical therapy clinics in Nelson County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Nelson County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,036
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nelson County spend about $20.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,060 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per clinic, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Nelson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,128 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nelson County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Nelson County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #686 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 40 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Nelson County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Nelson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,128 | 2,657 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.1% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,060 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,562 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,036+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,150
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,562+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,639
- Median home value
- $238,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,213
- Daytime population
- 41,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Nelson County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, KY | 77 | 21 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #110 of 1,422 |
| 2Campbell County, KY | 75 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #137 of 1,422 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 70 | 12 | 3.8 | $3M | +5.0% | #228 of 1,422 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 70 | 27 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +3.9% | #229 of 1,422 |
| 5Jessamine County, KY | 62 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +7.8% | #381 of 1,422 |
| 6Oldham County, KY | 53 | 15 | 6.5 | $2.2M | +4.9% | #653 of 1,422 |
| 7Nelson County, KY | 51 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +4.8% | #686 of 1,422 |
| 8Scott County, KY | 49 | 15 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #752 of 1,422 |
| 9Woodford County, KY | 47 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #793 of 1,422 |
| 10Hopkins County, KY | 46 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #811 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Nelson 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 Nelson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in Nelson County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Nelson County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.3M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 19,150 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, KY compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Nelson County has 3.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Nelson County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,128 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 49,036 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,150 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $69,562, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. Nelson County scores 51 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #686 of 1,422 scored counties.
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