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Physical therapy clinics in St. Louis city, MO
The physical therapy clinics in St. Louis city, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #271 of 1,422 scored counties
#14 of 42 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 39
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $185.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 physical therapy clinics in St. Louis city. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,278 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $185.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 98% 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.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Louis city in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,262 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in St. Louis city is 67 (upper middle), #271 of 1,422 scored counties and #14 of 42 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,262 | 2,518 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +36.6% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,278 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 34+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 240
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 398 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 14St. Louis city, MO | 67 | 39 | 2.7 | $4.7M | −7.4% | #271 of 1,422 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in St. Louis city, MO?
There are 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $185.1M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
St. Louis city has 2.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $4.7M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 77, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,262 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 67 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #271 of 1,422 scored counties.
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