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Physical therapy clinics in Waukesha County, WI
How Waukesha 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #882 of 1,422 scored counties
#34 of 38 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 164
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- +17.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 164 physical therapy clinics in Waukesha County. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Waukesha County comes to about $283.6M a year: $1,681 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 28% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Waukesha County was 86 in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,961 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Waukesha County.
Population estimates show Waukesha County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waukesha County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #882 of 1,422 scored counties and #34 of 38 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,961 | 3,319 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.8% | +26.2% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,681 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 86+17.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 937
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
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 |
| 34Waukesha County, WI | 44 | 164 | 9.7 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #882 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Waukesha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Waukesha County, WI?
Waukesha County has 164 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $283.6M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Waukesha County has 9.7 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 118, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,961 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 44 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #882 of 1,422 scored counties.
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