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Physical therapy clinics in Cape Girardeau County, MO
The physical therapy clinics in Cape Girardeau County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,087 of 1,422 scored counties
#35 of 42 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 27
- 15 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Cape Girardeau County is 36 (lower middle), #1,087 of 1,422 scored counties and #35 of 42 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 physical therapy clinics in Cape Girardeau County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,342 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $43.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Cape Girardeau County in 2023. That is one for every 1,803 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cape Girardeau County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,803 | 2,518 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,342 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cape Girardeau County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, MO | 83 | 7 | 3.2 | $4.2M | +6.1% | #29 of 1,422 |
| 2Callaway County, MO | 80 | 5 | 3.0 | $4.5M | +3.2% | #57 of 1,422 |
| 3Christian County, MO | 79 | 8 | 2.3 | $6.4M | +8.3% | #65 of 1,422 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 79 | 32 | 3.6 | $4M | +2.7% | #72 of 1,422 |
| 5Warren County, MO | 76 | 5 | 3.6 | $4M | +9.2% | #116 of 1,422 |
| 6Franklin County, MO | 75 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +3.1% | #130 of 1,422 |
| 7Lawrence County, MO | 74 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.7M | +3.7% | #150 of 1,422 |
| 8Taney County, MO | 74 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +1.7% | #153 of 1,422 |
| 9Camden County, MO | 74 | 7 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #155 of 1,422 |
| 10Cass County, MO | 73 | 14 | 3.2 | $4.6M | +7.1% | #165 of 1,422 |
| 35Cape Girardeau County, MO | 36 | 27 | 8.3 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #1,087 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County, MO?
Cape Girardeau County has 27 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $43.6M a year, or $1,342 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 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 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Cape Girardeau County has 8.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 18, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,803 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 36 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,087 of 1,422 scored counties.
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