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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Polk County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,012 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,434
+5.9% 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 3 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Polk County comes to about $19.8M a year: $1,012 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per clinic, 2.7 times 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 4 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists. That is one for every 4,879 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, Polk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Polk 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.

Physical therapy in Polk County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.54.35.4
Spending per listing$6.6M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4,8793,3452,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.9%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,012$1,164$1,288
Median household income$62,259$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored75

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,434+5.9% since 2020
Households
19,517
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,057 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$62,259+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,481
Median home value
$184,800
Jobs located here
11,638
Daytime population
47,308Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Randall County, TX86101.8$6.6M+7.9%#14 of 1,422
2Bastrop County, TX86102.7$4.4M+21.3%#16 of 1,422
3Liberty County, TX8561.9$5.6M+31.3%#17 of 1,422
4Kaufman County, TX81193.7$3.2M+42.2%#52 of 1,422
5Galveston County, TX80433.1$4M+5.9%#59 of 1,422
6Guadalupe County, TX80233.5$3.5M+15.8%#61 of 1,422
7Ellis County, TX80304.2$3M+24.0%#62 of 1,422
8Fort Bend County, TX791123.8$3.6M+17.4%#79 of 1,422
9Burnet County, TX7973.3$3.5M+15.2%#80 of 1,422
10Brazoria County, TX78493.7$3.5M+12.2%#93 of 1,422
Polk County, TXNot scored31.5$6.6M+5.9%

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Polk County, TX?

Polk County has 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.

How much do households in Polk County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.8M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,517 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Polk County, TX compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Polk County has 1.5 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $6.6M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,879 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 53,434 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,517 households. The median household income in Polk County is $62,259 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Polk County has no market score for physical therapy clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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