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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, MO
The physical therapy clinics in Polk County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #513 of 1,422 scored counties
#26 of 42 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,604
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Polk County comes to about $15.3M a year: $1,267 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 9% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #513 of 1,422 scored counties and #26 of 42 scored counties in Missouri.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $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 | +6.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,267 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,647 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,604+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,059
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 636 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $59,647+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,496
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,220
- Daytime population
- 28,041Residents 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 Polk 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 |
| 26Polk County, MO | 58 | 7 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +6.3% | #513 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, MO?
Polk County has 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. No official count is published for physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Polk County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,059 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Polk County has 5.8 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Polk County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 33,604 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,059 households. The median household income in Polk County is $59,647 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Polk County scores 58 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #513 of 1,422 scored counties.
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