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Physical therapy clinics in the Lincoln, NE metro area

The physical therapy clinics in the Lincoln, NE metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #237 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska

Listings
103
22 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
64
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$199.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,415 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
352,081
+3.3% 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 103 physical therapy clinics in the Lincoln metro area. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 21%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Households in the Lincoln metro area spend about $199.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,415 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 19% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lincoln metro area was 64 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,202 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lincoln metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lincoln metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in the Lincoln metro area is 44 (lower middle), #237 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska.

How the Lincoln metro area 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 Lincoln, NE metro area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln metro areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.35.75.4
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,2022,0252,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%+26.7%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,415$1,432$1,288
Median household income$75,049$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
564
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in the Lincoln metro area, 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 the Lincoln metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
352,081+3.3% since 2020
Households
140,914
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
244
Median household income
$75,049+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,431
Median home value
$273,500
Jobs located here
186,541
Daytime population
361,853Residents 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 metro areas in Nebraska for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Nebraska (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lincoln metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nebraska

Metro areas in Nebraska ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Omaha, NE-IA602245.7$2.6M+4.2%#120 of 386
2Grand Island, NE48144.6$2.9M+1.5%#204 of 386
3Lincoln, NE441037.3$1.9M+3.3%#237 of 386
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD39427.6$1.8M+1.0%#278 of 386

Other business types in the Lincoln metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Lincoln, NE metro area?

The Lincoln metro area has 103 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lincoln, NE metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $199.3M a year, or $1,415 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,914 households in the Lincoln metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lincoln, NE metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Lincoln metro area has 7.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, the Lincoln metro area would have about 83, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,202 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lincoln, NE metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lincoln metro area at 352,081 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,914 households. The median household income in the Lincoln metro area is $75,049 a year, 7% below 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. The Lincoln metro area scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #237 of 386 scored metro areas.

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