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Physical therapy clinics in Jefferson County, MO
How Jefferson County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #72 of 1,422 scored counties
#4 of 42 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 32
- 14 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128M
- On medical and dental services · $1,449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,132
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Jefferson County is 79 (high), #72 of 1,422 scored counties and #4 of 42 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 physical therapy clinics in Jefferson County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 44%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,449 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $128M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 66% 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 24 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 3,680 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,680 | 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 | $1,449 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,851 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 205
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,132+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,309
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 350
- Median household income
- $82,851+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,813
- Median home value
- $237,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,697
- Daytime population
- 165,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, MO?
There are 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 14 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $128M a year, or $1,449 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,309 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Jefferson County has 3.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 53, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,680 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 233,132 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,309 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $82,851 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Jefferson County scores 79 for physical therapy clinics (high), #72 of 1,422 scored counties.
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