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Physical therapy clinics in the Mankato, MN metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Mankato, MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #67 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$57.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,414 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,907
+1.2% 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 23 physical therapy clinics in the Mankato metro area. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Mankato metro area comes to about $57.4M a year: $1,414 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Mankato metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 5,801 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Mankato metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Mankato metro area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #67 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Mankato 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.

Physical therapy in Mankato, MN metro area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMankato metro areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.74.05.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5,8013,4552,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,414$1,550$1,288
Median household income$75,808$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6987

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Mankato 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 Mankato metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
104,907+1.2% since 2020
Households
40,608
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,196 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$75,808+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,501
Median home value
$268,100
Jobs located here
53,653
Daytime population
109,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Minnesota

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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 Mankato metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areas in Minnesota ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rochester, MN80313.3$4.7M+2.0%#5 of 386
2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI805934.0$4.1M+2.6%#7 of 386
3St. Cloud, MN78243.1$4.6M+3.0%#13 of 386
Sioux Falls, SD-MN76625.1$2.9M+9.5%#26 of 386
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN70233.2$4.4M+0.4%#53 of 386
4Mankato, MN69235.7$2.5M+1.2%#67 of 386
Fargo, ND-MN68625.6$2.6M+7.7%#73 of 386
5Duluth, MN-WI58766.3$2.2M+0.2%#140 of 386
Grand Forks, ND-MN51225.0$2.7M+0.8%#178 of 386

Other business types in the Mankato metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Mankato, MN metro area?

There are 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Mankato metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in the Mankato, MN metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $57.4M a year, or $1,414 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,608 households in the Mankato metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mankato, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Mankato metro area has 5.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Mankato metro area would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,801 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the Mankato, MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Mankato metro area at 104,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,608 households. The median household income in the Mankato metro area is $75,808 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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 Mankato metro area scores 69 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #67 of 386 scored metro areas.

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