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Physical therapy clinics in the Jackson, MS metro area
How the Jackson, MS 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #369 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 151
- 60 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $246.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 609,847
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For physical therapy clinics, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #369 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 physical therapy clinics in the Jackson metro area. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 40%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Households in the Jackson metro area spend about $246.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,035 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 32% 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 83 businesses with payroll in the Jackson metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,866 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $867K have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Jackson metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jackson metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Jackson metro area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Jackson metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,866 | 2,856 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.9% | +11.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,035 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,644 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83+15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $867K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Jackson 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 Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 609,847−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 237,841
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $61,644
- Average household income
- $87,121
- Median home value
- $200,500
- Jobs located here
- 294,327
- Daytime population
- 642,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jackson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 48 | 225 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.3% | #205 of 386 |
| 1Hattiesburg, MS | 28 | 40 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #349 of 386 |
| 2Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 26 | 104 | 6.2 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #356 of 386 |
| 3Jackson, MS | 22 | 151 | 6.3 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #369 of 386 |
Other business types in the Jackson 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 Jackson, MS metro area?
There are 151 physical therapy clinics on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 60 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Jackson, MS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $246.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 237,841 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Jackson 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 $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 103, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,866 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 609,847 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 237,841 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,644 a year, 24% 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 Jackson metro area scores 22 for physical therapy clinics (low), #369 of 386 scored metro areas.
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