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Physical therapy clinics in Howard County, MO
How Howard County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,308 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 10,180
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,308 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Howard County spend about $4.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 2 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 2 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Howard County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Howard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,518 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,308 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,938 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,180+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,585
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $65,938+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,071
- Median home value
- $159,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,720
- Daytime population
- 8,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Howard County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the physical therapy clinics on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Howard 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 |
| Howard County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2.3M | +0.3% |
Other business types in Howard 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 Howard County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 physical therapy clinics in Howard County. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Howard County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Howard County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.7M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 3,585 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Howard County has 2 physical therapy clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending.
How fast is Howard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 10,180 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,585 households. Median household income in Howard County is $65,938, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Howard County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Howard County. It maps the physical therapy clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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