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Physical therapy clinics in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #559 of 1,422 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,445 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 physical therapy clinics in Ward County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Ward County comes to about $41.3M a year: $1,445 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per clinic, 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Ward County in 2023. That is one for every 3,571 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $650K has gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Ward County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ward County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Ward County is 56 (upper middle), #559 of 1,422 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Ward County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,571 | 2,489 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +54.7% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,445 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Ward County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, ND | 62 | 53 | 6.3 | $2.3M | +9.1% | #402 of 1,422 |
| 2Ward County, ND | 56 | 17 | 6.0 | $2.4M | −2.4% | #559 of 1,422 |
| 3Grand Forks County, ND | 53 | 16 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #640 of 1,422 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 48 | 35 | 8.5 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #784 of 1,422 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 47 | 5 | 5.3 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #795 of 1,422 |
| 6Williams County, ND | 46 | 12 | 7.9 | $1.9M | +1.4% | #824 of 1,422 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 35 | 10 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +0.5% | #1,107 of 1,422 |
| 8Ramsey County, ND | 27 | 5 | 9.2 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #1,254 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Ward 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 Ward County, ND?
There are 17 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on medical and dental services?
About $41.3M a year, or $1,445 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 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 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Ward County has 6.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,571 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 56 for physical therapy clinics (upper middle), #559 of 1,422 scored counties.
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