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Physical therapy clinics in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area
How the Duluth, MN-WI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #140 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 76
- 9 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,378 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,219
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 physical therapy clinics in the Duluth metro area. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Duluth metro area spend about $165.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,378 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 76 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 9% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Duluth metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 5,015 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Duluth metro area.
Population estimates show the Duluth metro area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Duluth metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #140 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the Duluth metro area 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 | Duluth metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,015 | 3,455 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +48.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,378 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,769 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 769 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Duluth 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 Duluth metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,219+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 120,365
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $71,769
- Average household income
- $93,302
- Median home value
- $222,400
- Jobs located here
- 128,505
- Daytime population
- 284,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Duluth metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochester, MN | 80 | 31 | 3.3 | $4.7M | +2.0% | #5 of 386 |
| 2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | 593 | 4.0 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #7 of 386 |
| 3St. Cloud, MN | 78 | 24 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +3.0% | #13 of 386 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 76 | 62 | 5.1 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #26 of 386 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 70 | 23 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #53 of 386 |
| 4Mankato, MN | 69 | 23 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #67 of 386 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 68 | 62 | 5.6 | $2.6M | +7.7% | #73 of 386 |
| 5Duluth, MN-WI | 58 | 76 | 6.3 | $2.2M | +0.2% | #140 of 386 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 51 | 22 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +0.8% | #178 of 386 |
Other business types in the Duluth 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro area?
There are 76 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Duluth metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $165.9M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 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 120,365 households in the Duluth metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Duluth, MN-WI metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Duluth metro area has 6.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Duluth metro area would have about 69, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,015 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Duluth, MN-WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Duluth metro area at 281,219 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,365 households. The median household income in the Duluth metro area is $71,769 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Duluth metro area scores 58 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #140 of 386 scored metro areas.
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