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Physical therapy clinics in Stearns County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Stearns County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #58 of 1,422 scored counties
#8 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,419 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,110
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Stearns County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #58 of 1,422 scored counties and #8 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 physical therapy clinics in Stearns County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 19%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in Stearns County spend about $87.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,419 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 73% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Stearns County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,612 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stearns County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stearns 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 | Stearns County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,612 | 3,455 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +48.8% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,419 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,066 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Stearns 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 Stearns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,110+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 61,403
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $77,066+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,367
- Median home value
- $273,400
- Jobs located here
- 83,579
- Daytime population
- 169,051Residents 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 Stearns 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 |
Other business types in Stearns 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 Stearns County, MN?
There are 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Stearns County as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Stearns County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $87.1M a year, or $1,419 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,403 households in Stearns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stearns County, MN compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Stearns County has 3.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Stearns County would have about 36, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,612 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Stearns County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Stearns County at 164,110 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,403 households. The median household income in Stearns County is $77,066 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Stearns County scores 80 for physical therapy clinics (high), #58 of 1,422 scored counties.
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