Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Physical therapy clinics in the Meridian, MS area
The physical therapy clinics in the Meridian, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #300 of 400 scored small-town markets
#5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On medical and dental services · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,419
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 physical therapy clinics in the Meridian area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 31%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $936 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in the Meridian area spend about $32.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.5M per clinic, 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 10 businesses with payroll in the Meridian area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,465 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $58K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Meridian area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Meridian area declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Meridian area is 37 (lower middle), #300 of 400 scored small-town markets and #5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Meridian 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 | Meridian area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,465 | 2,856 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.4% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $936 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,822 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $58K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Meridian 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 Meridian area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,419−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 34,652
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $49,822
- Average household income
- $69,927
- Median home value
- $128,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,184
- Daytime population
- 88,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Meridian area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laurel, MS | 60 | 8 | 2.5 | $3.8M | −1.5% | #128 of 400 |
| 2Picayune, MS | 40 | 12 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +5.6% | #276 of 400 |
| 3Oxford, MS | 39 | 16 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +5.3% | #288 of 400 |
| 4Starkville, MS | 38 | 12 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +0.8% | #293 of 400 |
| 5Meridian, MS | 37 | 13 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #300 of 400 |
| 6Vicksburg, MS | 33 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −6.3% | #319 of 400 |
| 7Tupelo, MS | 27 | 33 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +0.8% | #349 of 400 |
| 8Brookhaven, MS | 26 | 8 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #355 of 400 |
| 9Columbus, MS | 23 | 16 | 5.9 | $1.6M | −2.7% | #369 of 400 |
| 10McComb, MS | 22 | 11 | 5.4 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #372 of 400 |
Other business types in the Meridian 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 Meridian, MS area?
The Meridian area has 13 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in the Meridian, MS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.4M a year, or $936 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 34,652 households in the Meridian area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meridian, MS area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Meridian area has 3.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 30% below 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 Meridian area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,465 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is the Meridian, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Meridian area at 85,419 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,652 households. The median household income in the Meridian area is $49,822 a year, 38% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Meridian area scores 37 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #300 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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