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Douglas County, NE — Physical therapy Saturation

How many physical therapy exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 43 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Physical therapy clinics · Occupational therapy offices · Speech therapy offices · Audiology offices. Counted together because official statistics use one 621340 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 1.23× the U.S. rate (between 1.23× and 1.62× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 28 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 19 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Douglas County physical therapy — 123–162% of the U.S. rate

120 physical therapy are counted in Douglas County — 1.6 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 123% of the U.S. rate of 1.3.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 65% between 2015 and 2023 (60 → 99). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 68144 (Omaha), 68124 (Omaha), 68137 (Omaha) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 68134 (Omaha), 68164 (Omaha), 68127 (Omaha).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 135 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Douglas County sits at 123% of the U.S. rate for physical therapy. 19 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 123% and 162% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 68144 and 68124; the lowest measured density is in 68134 and 68164.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing physical therapy and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Physical therapy
120–176
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (28 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.6
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
1.3
per 10,000 present
County index
1.23×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
135
2023 — $70M annual payroll
Residents
591,749
34 ZIPs with data
Workers
333,647
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
601,158
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+2.7%
+15,707 people
Net migration 2024
+4,224
international +5,307, domestic −1,083
Jobs located here
350,353
LODES 2022, +0.2% since 2019

Douglas County had an estimated 601,158 residents on July 1, 2024 — 2.7% more than in 2020 (+15,707). In the latest year it gained 7,513 people: births minus deaths +3,283, international migration +5,307, domestic migration −1,083. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

350,353 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+0.2% since 2019), and 283,664 employed residents lived there (−0.6% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
68007 Bennington
+60.7%
68022 Elkhorn
+45.9%
68064 Valley
+15.6%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
132
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$5.7M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$43K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more physical therapy in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 65% since 2015

Number of physical therapy in Douglas County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

60
2015
69
2018
78
2020
83
2021
98
2022
99
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
68144 Omaha
383%
68124 Omaha
345%
68137 Omaha
300%
68116 Omaha
225%
68154 Omaha
209%
68022 Elkhorn
202%
68135 Omaha
169%
68130 Omaha
168%
68007 Bennington
153%
68131 Omaha
150%
68106 Omaha
104%
68127 Omaha
99%
68164 Omaha
95%
68134 Omaha
70%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
68134 Omaha
70%
68164 Omaha
95%
68127 Omaha
99%
68106 Omaha
104%
68131 Omaha
150%
68007 Bennington
153%
68130 Omaha
168%
68135 Omaha
169%
68022 Elkhorn
202%
68154 Omaha
209%
68116 Omaha
225%
68137 Omaha
300%
68124 Omaha
345%
68144 Omaha
383%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few physical therapy may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersPhysical therapyIndex
68114Omaha Employment hub 17,59638,908 11 231%
68102Omaha Employment hub 9,76727,171 0–2 —
68178Omaha Employment hub 2,1915,128 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = physical therapy per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersPhysical therapy Per 10kIndexStatus
68144Omaha 25,73217,602 17 4.9 383% Very high density
68124Omaha 15,4829,567 9 4.4 345% Very high density
68137Omaha 24,27724,084 14 3.9 300% Very high density
68114Omaha 17,59638,908 11 3.0 231% High density
68116Omaha 34,5017,028 11 2.9 225% High density
68154Omaha 24,06033,548 11 2.7 209% High density
68022Elkhorn 36,53811,432 11 2.6 202% High density
68135Omaha 30,5233,310 7 2.2 169% High density
68130Omaha 21,72211,958 6 2.2 168% High density
68007Bennington 19,5361,458 4 2.0 153% High density
68131Omaha 14,80911,936 4 1.9 150% Above average
68106Omaha 21,22417,517 4 1.3 104% Above average
68127Omaha 20,48421,589 4 1.3 99% Below average
68164Omaha 28,5648,662 4 1.2 95% Below average
68134Omaha 28,8239,307 3 0.9 70% Below average
68010Boys Town 8091,493 0–2 — — Not published
68064Valley 4,0465,105 0–2 — — Not published
68069Waterloo 3,207833 0–2 — — Not published
68101Omaha —36 0–2 — — Not published
68102Omaha 9,76727,171 0–2 — — Not published
68103Omaha —1,167 0–2 — — Not published
68104Omaha 36,6734,122 0–2 — — Not published
68105Omaha 22,8079,685 0–2 — — Not published
68107Omaha 31,54011,818 0–2 — — Not published
68108Omaha 14,5784,160 0–2 — — Not published
68110Omaha 9,2296,825 0–2 — — Not published
68111Omaha 24,2101,452 0–2 — — Not published
68112Omaha 12,0712,585 0–2 — — Not published
68117Omaha 8,2248,170 0–2 — — Not published
68118Omaha 9,1697,791 0–2 — — Not published
68122Omaha 13,3524,459 0–2 — — Not published
68132Omaha 13,9602,728 0–2 — — Not published
68139Omaha —17 0–2 — — Not published
68142Omaha 4,505605 0–2 — — Not published
68145Omaha —535 0–2 — — Not published
68152Omaha 6,7911,524 0–2 — — Not published
68175Omaha —58 0–2 — — Not published
68178Omaha 2,1915,128 0–2 — — Not published
68179Omaha —358 0–2 — — Not published
68182Omaha 74987 0–2 — — Not published
68183Omaha 035 0–2 — — Not published
68197Omaha —247 0–2 — — Not published
68198Omaha —3,730 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 621340 — offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 135 establishments and $70M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (1.29 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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