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Physical therapy clinics in the Tupelo, MS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Tupelo, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #349 of 400 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
33
12 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
25
+15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,016 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,167
+0.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Tupelo area is 27 (lower middle), #349 of 400 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Tupelo area spend about $52.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,016 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 physical therapy clinics, that is $1.6M per clinic, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

The Tupelo area has 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in the Tupelo area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,072 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Tupelo area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Tupelo 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.

Physical therapy in Tupelo, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTupelo areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.45.45.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,0722,8562,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+11.4%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,016$992$1,288
Median household income$63,170$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score2729

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25+15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
305
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Tupelo 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 Tupelo area

Population, 2025 estimate
133,167+0.8% since 2020
Households
51,805
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
95
Median household income
$63,170
Average household income
$84,752
Median home value
$170,600
Jobs located here
68,715
Daytime population
143,876Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Tupelo area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laurel, MS6082.5$3.8M−1.5%#128 of 400
2Picayune, MS40125.5$1.8M+5.6%#276 of 400
3Oxford, MS39166.7$1.6M+5.3%#288 of 400
4Starkville, MS38124.6$2.1M+0.8%#293 of 400
5Meridian, MS37133.8$2.5M−3.2%#300 of 400
6Vicksburg, MS3384.8$2.2M−6.3%#319 of 400
7Tupelo, MS27336.4$1.6M+0.8%#349 of 400
8Brookhaven, MS2686.1$1.6M+0.5%#355 of 400
9Columbus, MS23165.9$1.6M−2.7%#369 of 400
10McComb, MS22115.4$1.6M−2.6%#372 of 400

Other business types in the Tupelo area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Tupelo, MS area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 physical therapy clinics in the Tupelo area. 12 of them (36%) 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, up 15.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Tupelo, MS area spend on medical and dental services?

About $52.6M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 51,805 households in the Tupelo area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tupelo, MS area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Tupelo area has 6.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Tupelo area would have about 22, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,072 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tupelo, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Tupelo area at 133,167 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,805 households. Median household income in the Tupelo area is $63,170, 22% 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 Tupelo area scores 27 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #349 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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