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Physical therapy clinics in Blue Earth County, MN
How Blue Earth County, MN 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #378 of 1,422 scored counties
#21 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 physical therapy clinics in Blue Earth County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Blue Earth County comes to about $38.2M a year: $1,382 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 physical therapy clinics, that is $2M per clinic, 16% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Blue Earth County in 2023. That is one for every 6,902 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blue Earth County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blue Earth County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #378 of 1,422 scored counties and #21 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,902 | 3,455 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +48.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,382 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $198K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 10 | 2.8 | $5.8M | +6.8% | #3 of 1,422 |
| 2Scott County, MN | 90 | 18 | 3.3 | $5.5M | +5.1% | #7 of 1,422 |
| 3Carver County, MN | 89 | 17 | 4.1 | $4.5M | +6.6% | #8 of 1,422 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 84 | 47 | 3.4 | $4.7M | +4.7% | #21 of 1,422 |
| 5Dakota County, MN | 84 | 65 | 3.7 | $4.5M | +3.9% | #24 of 1,422 |
| 6Isanti County, MN | 83 | 6 | 3.7 | $4M | +7.3% | #32 of 1,422 |
| 7Clay County, MN | 82 | 9 | 3.4 | $4.2M | +3.6% | #38 of 1,422 |
| 8Stearns County, MN | 80 | 21 | 3.4 | $4.1M | +3.6% | #58 of 1,422 |
| 9Washington County, MN | 80 | 49 | 4.6 | $3.8M | +6.9% | #60 of 1,422 |
| 10Olmsted County, MN | 78 | 23 | 3.4 | $4.7M | +2.3% | #84 of 1,422 |
| 21Blue Earth County, MN | 63 | 19 | 6.9 | $2M | +2.1% | #378 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County, MN?
There are 19 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $38.2M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Blue Earth County has 6.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 16, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,902 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 63 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #378 of 1,422 scored counties.
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