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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Polk County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #663 of 1,422 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On medical and dental services · $1,379 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,545
−1.8% 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

At $1,379 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $17M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.8M per clinic, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 2,472 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #663 of 1,422 scored counties and #28 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Polk 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.

Physical therapy in Polk County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.94.05.4
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,4723,4552,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,379$1,550$1,288
Median household income$73,107$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5287

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$513K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,545−1.8% since 2020
Households
12,360
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$73,107+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,262
Median home value
$222,800
Jobs located here
11,668
Daytime population
27,729Residents 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 counties in Minnesota for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Polk County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN92102.8$5.8M+6.8%#3 of 1,422
2Scott County, MN90183.3$5.5M+5.1%#7 of 1,422
3Carver County, MN89174.1$4.5M+6.6%#8 of 1,422
4Anoka County, MN84473.4$4.7M+4.7%#21 of 1,422
5Dakota County, MN84653.7$4.5M+3.9%#24 of 1,422
6Isanti County, MN8363.7$4M+7.3%#32 of 1,422
7Clay County, MN8293.4$4.2M+3.6%#38 of 1,422
8Stearns County, MN80213.4$4.1M+3.6%#58 of 1,422
9Washington County, MN80494.6$3.8M+6.9%#60 of 1,422
10Olmsted County, MN78233.4$4.7M+2.3%#84 of 1,422
28Polk County, MN5264.9$2.8M−1.8%#663 of 1,422

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Polk County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Polk County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $17M a year, or $1,379 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 12,360 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Polk County, MN compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Polk County has 4.9 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,472 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 30,545 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,360 households. Median household income in Polk County is $73,107, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Polk County scores 52 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #663 of 1,422 scored counties.

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