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Physical therapy clinics in St. Louis County, MO

The physical therapy clinics in St. Louis County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #868 of 1,422 scored counties
#33 of 42 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
265
101 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
243
+25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$637.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,541 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
990,911
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 265 physical therapy clinics in St. Louis County. 101 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

At $1,541 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $637.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, in line with 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 St. Louis County was 243 in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,703 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Louis County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in St. Louis County is 44 (lower middle), #868 of 1,422 scored counties and #33 of 42 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Louis CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.44.45.4
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7032,5182,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.9%+36.6%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,541$1,389$1,288
Median household income$82,936$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
193 → 243+25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,414
Annual payroll, 2023
$171.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
265101 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
266The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County

Population, 2025 estimate
990,911−1.2% since 2020
Households
413,849
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
509 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,958
Median household income
$82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,036
Median home value
$276,800
Jobs located here
655,776
Daytime population
1,175,839Residents 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 St. Louis 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
33St. Louis County, MO442656.4$2.4M−1.2%#868 of 1,422

Other business types in St. Louis County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in St. Louis County, MO?

St. Louis County has 265 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 101 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $637.9M a year, or $1,541 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 265 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Louis County has 6.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 266, against 265 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,703 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 County scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #868 of 1,422 scored counties.

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