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Physical therapy clinics in Lafayette County, MO

How Lafayette 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #635 of 1,422 scored counties
#28 of 42 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,420 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,531
+1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 physical therapy clinics in Lafayette County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,420 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $17.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 physical therapy clinics, that is $3M per clinic, 24% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Lafayette County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lafayette County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For physical therapy clinics, Lafayette County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #635 of 1,422 scored counties and #28 of 42 scored counties in Missouri.

How Lafayette 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.

Physical therapy in Lafayette County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.45.4
Spending per listing$3M$3.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,5722,5182,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.6%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,420$1,389$1,288
Median household income$80,612$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5366

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 8
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,531+1.4% since 2020
Households
12,576
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,896
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
8,542
Daytime population
27,087Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lafayette County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, MO8373.2$4.2M+6.1%#29 of 1,422
2Callaway County, MO8053.0$4.5M+3.2%#57 of 1,422
3Christian County, MO7982.3$6.4M+8.3%#65 of 1,422
4Jefferson County, MO79323.6$4M+2.7%#72 of 1,422
5Warren County, MO7653.6$4M+9.2%#116 of 1,422
6Franklin County, MO75133.0$4.6M+3.1%#130 of 1,422
7Lawrence County, MO7453.4$3.7M+3.7%#150 of 1,422
8Taney County, MO7483.5$3.5M+1.7%#153 of 1,422
9Camden County, MO7473.9$3.5M+2.9%#155 of 1,422
10Cass County, MO73143.2$4.6M+7.1%#165 of 1,422
28Lafayette County, MO5364.8$3M+1.4%#635 of 1,422

Other business types in Lafayette County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Lafayette County, MO?

There are 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.9M a year, or $1,420 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Lafayette County has 4.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 53 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #635 of 1,422 scored counties.

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