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Physical therapy clinics in Hidalgo County, TX
The physical therapy clinics in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,150 of 1,422 scored counties
#69 of 74 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 148
- 28 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- −7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On medical and dental services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hidalgo County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,150 of 1,422 scored counties and #69 of 74 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $962 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $260.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.8M per clinic, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 148 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 28 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 122 businesses with payroll in Hidalgo County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,215 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Hidalgo County. Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,215 | 3,345 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.6% | +24.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $962 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 122−7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14828 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Hidalgo County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Randall County, TX | 86 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +7.9% | #14 of 1,422 |
| 2Bastrop County, TX | 86 | 10 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +21.3% | #16 of 1,422 |
| 3Liberty County, TX | 85 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +31.3% | #17 of 1,422 |
| 4Kaufman County, TX | 81 | 19 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +42.2% | #52 of 1,422 |
| 5Galveston County, TX | 80 | 43 | 3.1 | $4M | +5.9% | #59 of 1,422 |
| 6Guadalupe County, TX | 80 | 23 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +15.8% | #61 of 1,422 |
| 7Ellis County, TX | 80 | 30 | 4.2 | $3M | +24.0% | #62 of 1,422 |
| 8Fort Bend County, TX | 79 | 112 | 3.8 | $3.6M | +17.4% | #79 of 1,422 |
| 9Burnet County, TX | 79 | 7 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +15.2% | #80 of 1,422 |
| 10Brazoria County, TX | 78 | 49 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +12.2% | #93 of 1,422 |
| 69Hidalgo County, TX | 33 | 148 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +5.6% | #1,150 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 148 physical therapy clinics in Hidalgo County. 28 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $260.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Hidalgo County has 5.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 108, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,215 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 33 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,150 of 1,422 scored counties.
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