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Physical therapy clinics in the St. Cloud, MN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the St. Cloud, MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #13 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
25
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$110.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,413 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
91% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
205,854
+3.0% 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

For physical therapy clinics, the St. Cloud metro area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #13 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for physical therapy clinics.

At $1,413 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the St. Cloud metro area spend about $110.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.6M per clinic, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 24 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the St. Cloud metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the St. Cloud metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,125 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show the St. Cloud metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud, MN metro area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Cloud metro areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.05.4
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,1253,4552,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+48.8%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,413$1,550$1,288
Median household income$76,497$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7887

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
205,854+3.0% since 2020
Households
78,122
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,751 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$76,497+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,113
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
101,570
Daytime population
207,575Residents 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 St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud, MN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 physical therapy clinics in the St. Cloud metro area. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

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

About $110.4M a year, or $1,413 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 78,122 households in the St. Cloud metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The St. Cloud metro area has 3.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.6M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the St. Cloud metro area would have about 46, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,125 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is the St. Cloud, MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the St. Cloud metro area at 205,854 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,122 households. Median household income in the St. Cloud metro area is $76,497, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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 St. Cloud metro area scores 78 for physical therapy clinics (high), #13 of 386 scored metro areas.

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