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Physical therapy clinics in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 461
- 133 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 428
- +61.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,504 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,270,682
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Kansas City metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,504 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 461 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.9M per clinic, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
The Kansas City metro area has 461 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Kansas City metro area was 428 in 2023, up 61.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,092 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Kansas City metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kansas City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kansas City metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #98 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.
How the Kansas City metro area 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 | Kansas City metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,092 | 2,518 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +61.5% | +36.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,504 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,460 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 428+61.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 461133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 560The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Kansas City metro 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 Kansas City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,270,682+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 895,368
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 306
- Median household income
- $83,460+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,261
- Median home value
- $287,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,123,972
- Daytime population
- 2,247,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Kansas City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joplin, MO-KS | 76 | 30 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #25 of 386 |
| 2Springfield, MO | 71 | 65 | 3.3 | $4M | +5.1% | #45 of 386 |
| 3Jefferson City, MO | 71 | 25 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #51 of 386 |
| 4Columbia, MO | 66 | 40 | 4.6 | $3M | +3.9% | #86 of 386 |
| 5Kansas City, MO-KS | 63 | 461 | 5.1 | $2.9M | +3.4% | #98 of 386 |
| 6St. Joseph, MO-KS | 59 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.8M | −2.0% | #125 of 386 |
| 7St. Louis, MO-IL | 54 | 593 | 5.1 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #158 of 386 |
| 8Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 33 | 28 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #323 of 386 |
Other business types in the Kansas City metro 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 461 physical therapy clinics in the Kansas City metro area. 133 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 428 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 61.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,504 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 461 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 895,368 households in the Kansas City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
The Kansas City metro area has 5.1 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Kansas City metro area would have about 560, against 461 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,092 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 61.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kansas City metro area at 2,270,682 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 895,368 households. Median household income in the Kansas City metro area is $83,460, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. The Kansas City metro area scores 63 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #98 of 386 scored metro areas.
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