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Physical therapy clinics in Polk County, WI
How Polk County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for physical therapy clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #103 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 38 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,803
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Polk County is 77 (high), #103 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 38 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for physical therapy clinics.
At $1,409 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $27.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.
There are 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Polk County in 2023. That is one for every 3,908 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates show Polk County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,908 | 3,319 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.2% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,409 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,219 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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
- 45,803+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,542
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $77,219+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,913
- Median home value
- $271,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,552
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rock County, WI | 81 | 14 | 2.1 | $6.7M | +1.7% | #42 of 1,422 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 81 | 9 | 4.2 | $3.6M | +2.9% | #48 of 1,422 |
| 3Sauk County, WI | 80 | 6 | 2.1 | $6.6M | +1.3% | #53 of 1,422 |
| 4Shawano County, WI | 79 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +1.7% | #70 of 1,422 |
| 5Pierce County, WI | 78 | 6 | 3.8 | $4M | +3.1% | #87 of 1,422 |
| 6Jefferson County, WI | 78 | 14 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #91 of 1,422 |
| 7Polk County, WI | 77 | 7 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +1.7% | #103 of 1,422 |
| 8Dodge County, WI | 76 | 10 | 2.8 | $5M | −0.3% | #113 of 1,422 |
| 9Fond du Lac County, WI | 76 | 16 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +0.5% | #120 of 1,422 |
| 10Oconto County, WI | 76 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #125 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Polk 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 Polk County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 physical therapy clinics in Polk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.5M a year, or $1,409 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 19,542 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, WI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Polk County has 3.6 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $3.9M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,908 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,803 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,542 households. Median household income in Polk County is $77,219, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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 scores 77 for physical therapy clinics (high), #103 of 1,422 scored counties.
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