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Physical therapy clinics in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #765 of 1,422 scored counties
#54 of 74 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 57
- 11 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 physical therapy clinics in Nueces County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Nueces County comes to about $139.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 physical therapy clinics, that is $2.4M per clinic, 2% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Nueces County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,545 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Nueces County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For physical therapy clinics, Nueces County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #765 of 1,422 scored counties and #54 of 74 scored counties in Texas.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,545 | 3,345 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +24.9% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 37−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 338
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 Nueces 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 |
| 54Nueces County, TX | 48 | 57 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −0.2% | #765 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 Nueces County, TX?
Nueces County has 57 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $139.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 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 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Nueces County has 4.3 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $2.4M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Nueces County would have about 58, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,545 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 48 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #765 of 1,422 scored counties.
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