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Physical therapy clinics in Douglas County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #647 of 1,422 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
152
31 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
135
+40.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$356M
On medical and dental services · $1,493 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,460
+3.6% 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

At $1,493 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $356M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 152 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.3M per clinic, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

Douglas County has 152 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 135 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 40.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,766 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Douglas County.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Douglas County is 53 (upper middle), #647 of 1,422 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Douglas County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.45.75.4
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,7662,0252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+40.6%+26.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,493$1,432$1,288
Median household income$80,391$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5358

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
96 → 135+40.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,376
Annual payroll, 2023
$70.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15231 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
148The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
606,460+3.6% since 2020
Households
238,430
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,809
Median household income
$80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,185
Median home value
$266,100
Jobs located here
360,817
Daytime population
660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE67425.7$2.9M+9.0%#286 of 1,422
2Platte County, NE6253.7$3.7M+3.9%#383 of 1,422
3Cass County, NE6065.5$2.8M+3.9%#443 of 1,422
4Douglas County, NE531526.4$2.3M+3.6%#647 of 1,422
5Lincoln County, NE5053.4$3.9M−3.6%#703 of 1,422
6Dodge County, NE48106.6$2.1M+2.6%#777 of 1,422
7Lancaster County, NE481007.5$1.9M+3.4%#782 of 1,422
8Scotts Bluff County, NE4685.3$2.4M−1.3%#814 of 1,422
9Hall County, NE41145.7$2.4M+1.4%#946 of 1,422
10Buffalo County, NE37168.0$1.8M+1.9%#1,060 of 1,422

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Douglas County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 physical therapy clinics in Douglas County. 31 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 40.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on medical and dental services?

About $356M a year, or $1,493 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Douglas County has 6.4 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Douglas County would have about 148, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,766 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 53 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #647 of 1,422 scored counties.

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